COLUMBUS, Ind. — Columbus Regional Hospital hit a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations earlier this week amid a nationwide surge of infections that shows no signs of letting up.
On Sunday, a record 54 people were hospitalized at CRH with COVID-19, marking the eighth time this month that hospitalizations have reached an all-time high.
The previous record for COVID-19 hospitalizations before November was 22 patients on Aug. 24.
However, hospitalizations had dipped down to 40 by Tuesday morning, but hospital officials said that number could increase over the course of the day as more patients get admitted and pending test results come back.
For instance, there were 44 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at CRH on Friday morning, but that number later grew to 53, which was an all-time record at the time, according to hospital figures.
Eight of the patients hospitalized at CRH with COVID-19 on Tuesday morning were listed in critical condition, with the remaining 32 in stable or stable-critical condition, the hospital said.
Currently, 34 CRH employees are quarantining due to testing positive for COVID-19 or having symptoms consistent with the coronavirus, hospital official said.
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