Registered nurse Mary Ann Scherder {suits|fits|matches} up to {deliver|provide} lunch to a COVID-19 {patient|client} on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at SSM Health St. Joseph {Hospital|Medical Facility|Healthcare Facility|Health Center} in Lake Saint Louis. {Photo|Picture|Image} by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com!.?.! Laurie Skrivan Annika Merrilees ST. LOUIS– The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic {Task|Job} Force on Wednesday reported a record
{number of|variety of} COVID-19 admissions to {area|location} {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers}, as cases continued to {rise|increase} statewide. {Local|Regional} COVID-19 admissions were {relatively|fairly|reasonably} {steady|stable|consistent|constant} in late {summer|summertime|summer season} and early fall. {{But|However} over the {past|previous} {four|4} weeks, they {have|have actually} {climbed|climbed up} {dramatically|significantly|drastically|considerably}.
| Over the {past|previous} {four|4} weeks, they {have|have actually} {climbed|climbed up} {dramatically|significantly|drastically|considerably}.
} The {task|job} force reported 72 {new|brand-new} COVID-19 {patients|clients} {admitted|confessed} to BJC {HealthCare|Health care}, {Mercy|Grace}, SSM Health and St. Luke’s {facilities|centers} in the {metro|city} {area|location}, the {highest|greatest} number {since|because|considering that|given that} tracking {began|started} in early April. The previous record was set on April 8, with 69 {new|brand-new} admissions.
“In September, we were {concerned|worried} when our admissions {totals|overalls} {climbed|climbed up} over 40. Seeing {totals|overalls} like this is heartbreaking,” {task|job} force leader Dr. Alex Garza {said|stated} in {a statement|a declaration} Wednesday.
The {task|job} force {said|stated} in {a news release|a press release} that {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers} in the {region|area} are {operating|running} at near {capacity|capability}, and some are over {capacity|capability}.
“We have {a lot of|a great deal of} {sick|ill} {people|individuals} in our care, and they {don’t|do not} {just|simply} have COVID-19,” Garza {said|stated}. “{But|However} we can {prevent|avoid} the {number of|variety of} {patients|clients} {sick|ill} with the {virus|infection} if {we all|all of us} {just|simply} {wear|use} a mask, social {distance|range}, {stay away|keep away} from {large|big} {gatherings|events} and {wash|clean} our hands.”
{Health care|Healthcare} systems here are, {on average|typically|usually}, at 85% {capacity|capability}, and {intensive|extensive} care {units|systems} are at 75% {capacity|capability}, and growing, according to the {task|job} force.
At {a briefing|a rundown|an instruction} Wednesday, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson called the hospitalization numbers”{very|extremely|really} {worrisome|uneasy}.””
{Nobody|No one} {wants to|wishes to} put {additional|extra} {restrictions|limitations|constraints} on if it can be {helped|assisted},” Krewson {said|stated}.”We’re asking {people|individuals} to {modify|customize} their own {personal|individual} {behavior|habits}.”Krewson {said|stated} contact tracing is {showing|revealing} {many|numerous|lots of} {new|brand-new} cases {coming from|originating from} {gatherings|events} of {family members|relative|member of the family}, {neighbors|next-door neighbors}
and {close friends|friends|buddies}.”What {restriction|limitation|constraint} could we put in {place|location} that would {prevent|avoid} {people|individuals} from getting together with their {neighbors|next-door neighbors}, their {small|little} group of {friends|buddies|pals|good friends}, or their {family|household}?” Krewson {said|stated}.
The city’s COVID-19 trajectory, after {declining|decreasing} in late {summer|summertime|summer season}, {has|has actually} {nearly|almost} {doubled over|folded} the course of October. On Wednesday the city had a seven-day average of 60 {new|brand-new} cases, up from 33 on Oct. 1.
It was {unclear|uncertain} whether the {rising|increasing} hospitalization numbers would {prompt|trigger} St. Louis County Executive Sam Page to {impose|enforce} tighter {restrictions|limitations|constraints} under the state of {emergency|emergency situation} he put in {place|location} more than {seven|7} months {ago|back|earlier}. In a tweet {sent|sent out} Wednesday {evening|night}, Page called the COVID-19 numbers “{alarming|worrying|disconcerting},” {adding|including} they {reinforced|strengthened|enhanced} the {need|requirement} for public health orders “{including|consisting of} {wearing|using} masks, social distancing and {limiting|restricting} {gatherings|events}.”
The most {recent|current} COVID-19 numbers are {alarming|worrying|disconcerting} and {reinforce|strengthen|enhance} the {need|requirement} for public health orders {including|consisting of} {wearing|using} masks, social distancing and {limiting|restricting} {gatherings|events}. Any talk of {relaxing|unwinding} {restrictions|limitations|constraints} can not be
seriously {considered|thought about}. This pandemic is {raging|raving}. Please do your part.– County Executive Sam Page (@DrSamPage) October 28, 2020
Statewide, Missouri reported {a total|an overall} of 1,446 {people|individuals} hospitalized due to the {virus|infection}. The seven-day average was 1,480, up from 1,156 on Oct. 1.
“{Unfortunately|Sadly|Regrettably} we’re trending in the {wrong|incorrect} {direction|instructions},” {said|stated} Missouri {Hospital|Medical facility|Healthcare facility|Health center} Association {spokesman|spokesperson|representative} Dave Dillon. {Residents|Locals|Citizens|Homeowners} {must|should|need to} take {precautions|safety measures|preventative measures}, he {said|stated}, to {decrease|reduce} the spread of COVID-19 and {preserve|protect|maintain} ICU and {general|basic} bed {capacity|capability}.
{{But|However}, he {added|included}, while the {new|brand-new} coronavirus numbers are {rising|increasing}, {residents|locals|citizens|homeowners} {should|ought to|must|need to} not {delay|postpone} {seeking|looking for} {necessary|required|needed|essential} {care for|take care of|look after} other {ailments|conditions|disorders}.|He {added|included}, while the {new|brand-new} coronavirus numbers are {rising|increasing}, {residents|locals|citizens|homeowners} {should|ought to|must|need to} not {delay|postpone} {seeking|looking for} {necessary|required|needed|essential} care for other {ailments|conditions|disorders}.} {Hospitals|Medical facilities|Healthcare facilities|Health centers} now have more resources– like {personal|individual} protective {equipment|devices} and {better|much better} treatments for COVID-19– than when {elective|optional} {procedures|treatments} were {paused|stopped briefly} in the spring, and will {be able to|have the ability to} {provide for|offer|attend to} {patients|clients}, Dillon {said|stated}.
Missouri reported 1,915 {new|brand-new} cases on Wednesday, reaching {a total|an overall} of 174,632. The state {also|likewise} reported 32 {new|brand-new} deaths, reaching {a total|an overall} of 2,870.
Illinois reported 6,110 {new|brand-new} COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the second-highest number ever reported. The {highest|greatest} was on Saturday, when the state reported 6,161 cases.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker {announced|revealed} Wednesday {morning|early morning} that {a ban|a restriction} on indoor dining and other {restrictions|limitations|constraints} will {take effect|work} on Saturday in {Region|Area} 9, in the northeast corner of the state.
On Wednesday, tighter {restrictions|limitations|constraints} {went into|entered into} {effect|impact|result} in {seven|7} counties in the {Metro|City} East, and by Saturday, {eight|8} of the state’s 11 {regions|areas} will be under {heightened|increased} {restrictions|limitations|constraints}.
{Restrictions|Limitations|Constraints} are {prompted|triggered} when {a region|an area} has a positivity rate of 8% or {higher|greater} for {three|3} {consecutive|successive} days, or when there is {concern|issue} for {hospital|medical facility|healthcare facility|health center} {capacity|capability}. {As of|Since} Wednesday, all {but|however} {one of|among} the state’s {regions|areas} had {average|typical} positivity rates of 8% or above. The exception– {a large|a big} swath of 20 counties that {make up|comprise} {Region|Area} 2– stood at 7.7%.
The state reported 2,861 {patients|clients} hospitalized with COVID-19, the {highest|greatest} number {since|because|considering that|given that} June 4.
Jeremy Kohler of the Post-Dispatch {contributed to|added to} this report.
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