DCH Coronavirus Update 3-4-21

Revised Visitation

Governor Kay Ivey today announced an updated Safer at Home Order.

Within indicated limitations, the order allows for up to two visitors per patient. This change goes into effect on March 6. DCH is working through revisions and will post an updated visitation policy tomorrow afternoon.

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 3:13 p.m. on 3/4/21:

• 19 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 who are positive for COVID-19 are on ventilators.
• Five or fewer who are positive for COVID-19 are on a BiPAP.
• 8,457 (cumulative) unique positives for COVID-19 tests including results from the ED, triage tent and inpatient. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 38,039(cumulative) unique negatives for COVID-19 at DCH sites.
• 10,227 (cumulative) positive COVID-19 at DCH sites. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 70,271 (cumulative) negative tests at DCH sites.
• 2,913 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have been discharged.
• 537 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.
• 285 Tuscaloosa County residents (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died (per the Alabama Department of Public Health).