There are now fewer COVID-19 patients in St. Louis area hospitals than any point since July
Numbers may be down, but they re still seeing the effects of COVID. Long haulers are currently taking up some beds. Author: Justina Coronel (KSDK) Updated: 6:46 PM CDT May 18, 2021
ST. LOUIS This week, COVID-19 hospitalization numbers reached the lowest point in our area since the end of June.
According to the St. Louis Pandemic Task Force, hospitalizations on Tuesday were at 148, down from 154 Monday. This is the lowest since June 30, 2020.
Admissions on Monday were 16, down from 25 on Sunday, and the lowest since July 6.
For Florissant resident, Marcia Key, she knows firsthand how powerful it is that hospitalization numbers in the St. Louis area are down.
There are now fewer COVID-19 patients in St. Louis area hospitals than any point since July Justina Coronel
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This week, COVID-19 hospitalization numbers reached the lowest point in our area since the end of June.
According to the St. Louis Pandemic Task Force, hospitalizations on Tuesday were at 148, down from 154 Monday. This is the lowest since June 30, 2020.
Admissions on Monday were 16, down from 25 on Sunday, and the lowest since July 6.
For Florissant resident, Marcia Key, she knows firsthand how powerful it is that hospitalization numbers in the St. Louis area are down.
This past year, she lost 27 friends to COVID-19 and she almost lost her life.