DCH Coronavirus Update 7-9-21

Update July 9, 2021

DCH’s COVID-19 Remote Site to Stop Providing Vaccines

The public demand for COVID-19 vaccines at DCH’s remote site has continued to decrease. Because of this, the last day individuals will be able to schedule a first vaccine is next Friday, July 16. The final day vaccines will be administered at the site is Friday, August 6.

Research has shown that the vaccine is safe and effective against COVID-19 and DCH has continually encouraged community members to get vaccinated. DCH will continue to stand ready, and should community demand for the COVID-19 vaccine go back up then DCH will evaluate and respond as needed.

COVID-19 Information

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 12:58 p.m. on 7/09/21:

• Six inpatients within the DCH system who are positive for COVID-19.
• Five or fewer inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are being treated in the ICU.
• Five or fewer inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are on ventilators.
• Five or fewer who are positive for COVID-19 are on a BiPAP.
• 8,939 (cumulative) unique positives for COVID-19 tests including results from the ED, triage tent and inpatient. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 45,526 (cumulative) unique negatives for COVID-19 at DCH sites.
• 10,832 (cumulative) positive COVID-19 at DCH sites. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 88,439 (cumulative) negative tests at DCH sites.
• 3,185 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have been discharged.
• 557 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.
• 314 Tuscaloosa County residents (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died (per the Alabama Department of Public Health).