JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL)- Officials with Ballad Health released the system’s latest COVID-19 numbers on Thursday, announcing there are now 254 patients receiving treatment for coronavirus at Ballad hospitals.
The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 data provided by Ballad Health:
- Total number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital: 254
- Total number of COVID-19 PUIs (patient under investigation): 7
- Designated COVID-19 beds available: 49
- Number of COVID-19 patients in the Intensive Care Unit: 53
- Number of COVID-19 patients on a ventilator: 34
Since March 1, there has been a total of 40,235 positive COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Ballad’s 21-county service area.
The positive rate in Ballad’s region is 20.5%.
Ballad reports 45 COVID-19 deaths in the past seven days and 732 deaths since March 1.
