ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force gave an update on hospitalizations related to the coronavirus in the St. Louis area on Sunday.
The task force reported a decrease in new hospital admissions (data is lagged two days), and a decrease in the seven-day moving average of hospitalizations.
It also reported a decrease in the number of COVID-19 patients on ventilators.
However, The seven-day moving average of hospital admissions and the total number of confirmed inpatient COVID-19 hospitalizations both slightly increased.
Here is a full breakdown of the data:
- New hospital admissions (data lagged two days) decreased – from 39* yesterday to 37 today.
- The seven-day moving average of hospital admissions (data lagged two days) increased – from 40 yesterday to 41 today.
- The seven-day moving average of hospitalizations decreased – from 275 yesterday to 274 today.
- Inpatient confirmed COVID positive hospitalizations increased - from 271 yesterday to 273 today.
- Inpatient suspected COVID positive hospitalizations decreased – from 128 yesterday to 124 today.
- The number of confirmed COVID positive patients in the ICUs remained the same at 75 today.
- The number of confirmed COVID positive patients on ventilators decreased – from 45 yesterday to 40 today.
Across the system hospitals, 33 COVID-19 patients were discharged yesterday, bringing the cumulative number of COVID-19 patients discharged to 4,521.
On Sunday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,078 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths, bringing the totals in the sate to 67,475 cases and 1,367 deaths.
The department reported 10,177 new polymerase chain reaction — or PCR — tests Sunday, bringing the total in the state to 845,618. On Sunday, the state's positivity rate increased from 7.95% to 7.98%.
Statewide hospitalizations increased Sunday. The department reported 892 hospitalizations Sunday. The data is lagged three days to ensure accuracy, so the number reported Sunday reflects the number of hospitalizations on Aug. 13.
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