JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Officials with Ballad Health released the system’s latest COVID-19 numbers on Wednesday, April 28, announcing there are 122 patients receiving treatment for the novel coronavirus at Ballad hospitals.
Ballad Health hosted a press briefing Wednesday to address the virus spread in the region. You can watch News Channel 11’s stream of that briefing below:
On Monday, 128 patients were reported hospitalized across the Ballad system.
The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 data provided by Ballad Health on Wednesday:
- Total number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital: 122
- Total number of COVID-19 PUIs (patient under investigation): 0
- Designated COVID-19 beds available: 19
- Number of COVID-19 patients in the Intensive Care Unit: 30
- Number of COVID-19 patients on a ventilator: 22
- First doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered: 42,300
- Second doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered: 39,189
According to Wednesday’s scorecard, the positivity rate sits at 10.7%, and Ballad used state-reported data to reveal that there have been 9 COVID-19-related deaths in its 21-county service area in the past seven days.
