31 October 2020
Missouri {recorded|tape-recorded|taped} {nearly|almost} 3,000 {new|brand-new} cases and a record high for seven-day {average|typical} positivity rate Saturday while Illinois reported a record 7,899 {new|brand-new} cases
ST. LOUIS– Missouri and Illinois both set coronavirus records Saturday as hospitalization numbers {remained|stayed} high in the St. Louis {area|location}. Missouri {recorded|tape-recorded|taped} {nearly|almost} 3,000 {new|brand-new} cases and a record high for seven-day {average|typical} positivity rate Saturday while Illinois reported more than 7,000 {new|brand-new} cases for the {first time|very first time}.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic {Task|Job} Force reported 410 {fewer|less} COVID-19 hospitalizations Saturday, which was 12 {fewer|less} than Friday {but|however} 54 more than last Saturday. The seven-day average increased from 389 to 397, the {highest|greatest} reported by
the {task|job} force {since|because|considering that|given that} {May|Might} 15. {During|Throughout} the {task|job} force’s Friday {briefing|rundown|instruction}, Dr. Alex Garza– the {incident|event|occurrence} {commander|leader} of the {task|job} force– {said|stated} St. Louis {area|location} {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers} are nearing 90%{capacity|capability} as COVID-19 cases {rise|increase}. These numbers {differ|vary} {slightly|somewhat|a little} from the numbers reported for the {region|area} by the Missouri Department of Health and {Senior|Senior citizen|Elder} {Services|Solutions|Providers} {dashboard|control panel}.
Dr. Garza {said|stated} the {difference|distinction} is {because|since|due to the fact that} the state health department {uses|utilizes} the {number of|variety of} beds possible inside the {facility|center} while the {task|job} force is {using|utilizing} the {number of|variety of}
beds they can have staffed for treatment. ” The numbers that we {use|utilize} is based off the staffing {capacity|capability} for those beds, “Dr. Garza {said|stated}. “So, as I {mentioned|discussed|pointed out} on Monday, it {doesn’t|does not} {really|truly|actually} matter if we have 100 beds. If I {only|just} have {staff|personnel} for 10, then– {realistically|reasonably}– I {only|just} have 10 beds.”
He {said|stated} they are {working with|dealing with} the state to {update|upgrade} the {capacity|capability} numbers to more
{accurately|precisely|properly} {reflect|show} the {reality|truth} of {hospital|medical facility|healthcare facility|health center} {capacity|capability}. RELATED:’The window is {rapidly|quickly} closing’| {Task|Job} force leader {says|states} St. Louis {area|location} is {running out of|lacking} time to slow COVID-19 The {full|complete} {update|upgrade} from the {task|job} force is as follows: New {hospital|medical facility|healthcare facility|health center} admissions({data|information} lagged {two|2} days){decreased|reduced}– from 68 * {yesterday|the other day} to 57 today. The seven-day moving average of {hospital|medical facility|healthcare facility|health center} admissions({data|information}
- lagged {two|2} days ){decreased|reduced} from 59 {yesterday|the other day} to 58 today. The seven-day moving average of hospitalizations
- increased– from 389 {yesterday|the other day} to 397 today. Inpatient {confirmed|verified|validated} COVID {positive|favorable} hospitalizations {decreased|reduced}– from 422 {yesterday|the other day} to 410
- today. Inpatient {suspected|thought|presumed|believed} COVID {positive|favorable} hospitalizations {decreased|reduced}– from 93 {yesterday|the other day} to 73 today.
- The {number of|variety of} {confirmed|verified|validated} COVID {positive|favorable} {patients|clients} in the ICUs {decreased|reduced}– from 104 {yesterday|the other day} to 103 today.
- The {number of|variety of} {confirmed|verified|validated} COVID {positive|favorable} {patients|clients} on ventilators {decreased|reduced}– from 57 {yesterday|the other day} to 56 today. {Across|Throughout} the system {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers}, 70 COVID-19 {patients|clients} were {discharged|released} {yesterday|the other day}, bringing the cumulative {number of|variety of} COVID-19 {patients|clients} {discharged|released} to 7,784.
- * The {hospital|medical facility|healthcare facility|health center} admissions {data|information} for Friday increased from 65 to 68, {but|however} did not {change|alter} the seven-day moving. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a record {number of|variety of}
{new|brand-new} cases for the {third|3rd} {consecutive|successive} day Saturday. The department reported {a total|an overall} of 410,300 {confirmed|verified|validated} COVID-19 cases and 9,757 deaths {as of|since} Saturday, a single-day {increase|boost} of 7,899 cases and 46 deaths.
The department {also|likewise} reported 92,636 {new|brand-new} tests in the
last {24 hours|24 hr}, bringing the state’s {total|overall} to 7,729,845. The seven-day {average|typical} positivity rate in the state increased from 7.3%to 7.5%Saturday.
The {Metro|City} East positivity rate reported Saturday was 8.7%, the {same as|like} Friday. In Missouri, the health department reported 183,186 cases and 3,024 deaths {as of|since} Saturday, a single-day {increase|boost} of 2,986 cases and 99 deaths. Saturday was the {third|3rd} {consecutive|successive} day of more than 2,500 {new|brand-new} cases in the state. {Before|Prior to} Thursday,
the state {had|had actually} {only|just} reported more than 2,500 cases {twice|two times}, {one of|among} which the department {said|stated} {was due to|was because of} {a data|an information} entry {error|mistake}.
Source: ksdk.com