Number of hospitalized COVID-positive patients rises
Registered nurse Ali Durbin gears up to go inside a COVID-positive patient room at Regional One Sept. 11, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The number of reported COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds, 205, is the highest it has been in more than two weeks.
Wednesday, Sept. 9 is the last time there were more than 200 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds. Then there were 209 COVID-positive patients.
According to the Tennessee Healthcare Resource Tracking System, 95 COVID-positive patients were in intensive care units, as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Per the HRTS, 88% of area ICU and 89% of area acute care beds were being used.
About 26% of patients in area ICU beds were either COVID-positive (95) or suspected of having the virus (4). About 6% of patients in area acute care beds were either COVID-positive (110) or suspected of having the virus (21).
And 270 area acute care and 51 area ICU beds were available.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 147 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Thursday, Sept. 24.
The 147 new cases come from 3,373 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 4.4%.
(Courtesy: Shelby County Health Department)
Shelby County’s reported coronavirus total is now 30,837 cases, including 449 deaths, 28,720 inactive cases/recoveries and 1,668 active cases.
The Tennessee Department of Health reports coronavirus figures at 2 p.m. daily.
As of Wednesday, Sept. 23, the agency reported 186,709 coronavirus cases, including 2,275 deaths, 779 current hospitalizations and 169,649 inactive cases/recoveries.
About 2.7 million coronavirus tests have been performed in Tennessee.
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A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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