WATERTOWN â The number of hospital beds in use across the north country continued to increase last week, with an increasing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations contributing to the added pressure on health systems.
According to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there were an average of 482.5 hospital beds in use across the north country region over the seven-day period beginning Jan. 8. That includes Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Franklin, Hamilton, Clinton and Essex counties. Nine of the regionâs 13 hospitals are located in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.
The occupancy has increased over the two weeks prior as well, up from 425.1 average inpatient beds in use for the week beginning Dec. 25. This is the highest number of beds in use since the week of Dec. 18.
WATERTOWN — Despite a stumbling distribution of vaccines against COVID-19 for expanded populations over the last week, doses are still being lined up for nursing home residents and staff.
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