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DCH Coronavirus Update 10-2-20

DCH Coronavirus Update 10-2-20

Revised Remote Site Hours and Days

DCH has closely monitored the number of individuals who have come for COVID-19 screening and testing at its remote site in the Laundry Lot just west of DCH Regional Medical Center. The volume has been on a gradual decline, so starting next week we will be changing the hours and reducing the days.

Starting next week the site will be open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from, 8 a.m. – Noon.

Testing and Confirmed Cases

To protect patient privacy, DCH has established a minimum threshold of five for reporting numbers of inpatients with laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19.

DCH internal counts as of 2:40 p.m. on 10/2/20:

  • 57 inpatients are being treated for COVID-19.
  • 24 inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are being treated in the ICU.
  • 12 who are positive for COVID-19 are on ventilators.
  • Five or fewer who are positive for COVID-19 are on a BiPAP.
  • 3,342 (cumulative) unique positives for COVID-19 tests including results from the ED, triage tent and inpatient. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
  • 22,383 (cumulative) unique negatives for COVID-19 at DCH sites.
  • 4,303 (cumulative) positive COVID-19 at DCH sites. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
  • 33,839 (cumulative) negative tests at DCH sites.
  • 1,002 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have been discharged.
  • 193 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died at DCH. This is not an indication of the cause of death, only that the individuals were positive for COVID-19 at the time of death.
  • 107 Tuscaloosa County residents (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died (per the Alabama Department of Public Health).

18-24 Demographic Information

  • 3.8 percent of those 18-24 who tested positive for COVID-19 have needed inpatient care at DCH.
  • 5.9 percent of women 18-24 who tested positive for COVID-19 have needed inpatient care at DCH.
  • 1.1 percent of men 18-24 who tested positive for COVID-19 have needed inpatient care at DCH.