DCH Coronavirus Update 5-13-21

Vaccination for 12+

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health announced that starting today, May 13, COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine eligibility will be expanded to individuals 12 years and older.

Here is a link to the Governor’s release  https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2021/05/governor-ivey-announces-covid-19-vaccination-eligibility-to-be-expanded-in-alabama-to-include-individuals-age-12-and-older-effective-immediately/

Updates have been completed to DCH's registration form to allow all anyone 12 years or older to register for any available time today or later. Additional details and a link to the registration form can be found at the following link. https://www.dchsystem.com/covidvaccine/

A parent or guardian must accompany any individual between the ages of 12 and 17 who wishes to receive a vaccine. Additionally, the responsible adult must sign a consent form for the child.

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 3:16 p.m. on 5/13/21:

• 14 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.
• 8,784 (cumulative) unique positives for COVID-19 tests including results from the ED, triage tent and inpatient. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 42,846 (cumulative) unique negatives for COVID-19 at DCH sites.
• 10,652 (cumulative) positive COVID-19 at DCH sites. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 82,026 (cumulative) negative tests at DCH sites.
• 3,099 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have been discharged.
• 549 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.
• 311 Tuscaloosa County residents (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died (per the Alabama Department of Public Health).