Hospitalization numbers remain high in St. Louis area as COVID-19 pandemic continues Sam Clancy © Provided by KSDK-TV St. Louis
The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force said area hospitals are more than 80% full and ICUs are at 86% as coronavirus cases remain high in the area.
On Saturday, the task force reported slight decreases in the seven-day averages for both new admissions and total hospitalizations.
On Friday, task force commander Dr. Alex Garza said COVID-19 numbers seem to be leveling off at a high number. While we re hopeful about the vaccine, we have a dangerously high number of patients, Dr. Garza said. Our numbers are plateauing, but they re plateauing at a dangerously high number.
St Louis area hospitals still near the peak of COVID-19 patients
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Columbia health order extended as senior home awaits vaccine
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services announced Thursday an extension of the current health order in place to Jan. 19.
The extension is a continuation of the previous health order that was set to expire on Dec. 22 and includes the county-wide mask mandate enacted by director Stephanie Browning in November.
Local area hospitals began administering the Pfizer vaccine earlier this week, but with limited supply it is imperative to continue all of the fact-based measures that are known to limit the spread of the pandemic, Browning said.
What s unclear is why, and how this will impact distribution Author: Abby Llorico Updated: 7:42 PM CST December 18, 2020
ST. LOUIS Vaccine vials may have surpassed holiday gifts as the most anticipated shipments of the season. As top health officials deliver tracking updates, though the news isn’t what many had expected. We re going to be receiving a little bit less of our second dose of the Pfizer vaccine,” said Dr. Randall Williams, director of Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services 30% less, he added.
To find out why, Dr. Williams said he’s been in touch with the White House. Several other states around the country, including Illinois, are facing similar situations: they’ve been informed their next shipments of the vaccine will be smaller than they had planned.