DCH Coronavirus Update 7-16-20

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 1:20 p.m. on 7/16/20:

• 89 inpatients are being treated for COVID-19.
• 30 inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are being treated in the ICU.
• 10 who are positive for COVID-19 are on ventilators.
• 1,803 (cumulative) unique positives for COVID-19 tests including results from the ED, triage tent and inpatient. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 12,818 (cumulative) unique negatives for COVID-19 at DCH sites.
• 2,307 (cumulative) positive COVID-19 at DCH sites. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 15,849 (cumulative) negative tests at DCH sites.
• 408 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have been discharged.
• 86 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.
• 54 Tuscaloosa County residents (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died (per the Alabama Department of Public Health).

At 89 COVID-19 positive inpatients overall and 30 in the ICU, DCH has hit a new daily high for both numbers. An inpatient trend is included today showing the growth of these groups since the end of March. Please wear a mask, social distance and wash your hands! We need your help to manage the situation.