WATERTOWN â North country hospitals remained at a similar rate of occupancy last week compared to the week prior, according to federal data.
As of the week ending Dec. 17, the 13 hospitals in the north country region including Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Franklin, Clinton, Hamilton and Essex counties, had a combined average of 465.4 beds occupied of 769.2 total staffed inpatient beds available. This is an average of about 60.5%, as compared to 59.1% the week prior.
As of Wednesday, 57 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 treatment in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties, which has been on a slight incline. All other patients counted by the state are hospitalized for non-COVID-19 treatment, according to county health departments.
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