Centra officials: good news and bad news on the COVID front
Centra health officials say there’s good news and bad news when it comes to local COVID-19 numbers. There are currently fewer COVID-19 patients at Lynchburg General hospital: 92 positive patients in the hospital, down from 133 patients a week ago. The bad news is they’ve seen more deaths from COVID, including 10 since Monday. Centra’s Dr. Andrew Mueller says they expect the numbers to rise again:
Meanwhile, officials say they’ve vaccinated more than 9000 healthcare workers – both at Centra and private providers as well. Centra Transformation officer Michael Elliott says today they will begin vaccinating patients within the Centra Medical Group primary care offices.