DCH Coronavirus Update 12-10-21

Update Dec. 10, 2021

CDC Approves COVID-19 Booster for Ages 16-17

Yesterday the CDC approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster for teens 16-17 years old. To be eligible, those within that age range must have received the first and second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at least six months prior. DCH is now offering the booster to these ages. Details on the CDC recommendation can be found here:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html?s_cid=11705:when%20can%20i%20get%20covid%20vaccine%20booster:sem.ga:p:RG:GM:gen:PTN:FY22

Members of the public who wish to register for the vaccine with DCH can do so by visiting the following page:

https://www.dchsystem.com/~/covidvaccine/

COVID Update

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 Health System internal counts as of 3:12 p.m. on 12/10/21:

• 13 inpatients within the DCH system who are positive for COVID-19.
• 5 or fewer inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are being treated in the ICU.
• 5 or fewer inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are on ventilators.
• 12,070 (cumulative) unique positives for COVID-19 tests including results from the ED, triage tent and inpatient. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 55,223 (cumulative) unique negatives for COVID-19 at DCH sites.
• 14,505 (cumulative) positive COVID-19 at DCH sites. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 116,878 (cumulative) negative tests at DCH sites.
• 4,283 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have been discharged.
• 774 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.