The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at Columbus Regional Hospital has declined since reaching record levels earlier this week.
On Friday, there were seven patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at CRH, down from eight the previous day and a record 22 on Monday, marking the first time local hospitalizations had fallen into the single digits since Aug. 4, according to figures provided by the hospital.
One patient was listed in critical condition on Friday, with the other six in stable condition, the hospital said. All but one of the patients were Bartholomew County residents.
The past week, however, has been the deadliest of the pandemic in Bartholomew County since the week ending June 6, with four local residents reported to have died from the virus, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. A total of 54 Bartholomew County residents have died from COVID-19, including seven since Aug 13.
[sc:text-divider text-divider-title=”Story continues below gallery” ]
Just over 90% of the Bartholomew County residents who have died from the virus so far have been at least 60 years old, despite those age groups making up roughly 29% of confirmed cases, according to ISDH.
Half of the local residents who have died, or 27 of 54 deaths, were at least 80 years old even though that age group made up of just 10% of confirmed cases. The youngest resident to die from the virus so far was in their 30s.
A total of 76 Bartholomew County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since Aug. 20, including 12 people ages 0 to 19 years, 11 in their 20s, nine in their 30s, eight in their 40s, 13 in their 50s, seven in their 60s, 10 in their 70s and six people 80 years old or older.
So far, the median number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients at CRH has been 14 in August, tied with April for the highest of any month during the pandemic.
In Indiana, there were a total of 867 patients hospitalized with confirmed or suspected coronavirus infections as of Thursday, down from 987 on Monday, but still higher than 595 on June 26, according to ISDH.
At least 181,000 people have died from the virus in the United States, the most of any country in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University. Brazil has the second highest death toll, with at least 118,600 deaths, followed by Mexico with at least 62,500 deaths.
A total of 3,058 Indiana residents had died of the virus as of Thursday, according to state figures.
