BATESVILLE, IN — The Ripley County Covid seven-day positivity rate increased to 12.35% and remains in “orange” status. The Franklin County Covid seven-day positivity rate went up to 21.43% and remains in “red” status.
The Margaret Mary Health Emergency Department average daily census continues to be significantly higher than normal, resulting in longer patient wait times to be seen and treated.
The hospital currently has 25 patients on the Med/Surg floor, with three of those patients in the Special Care Unit. Fifteen of the patients are Covid-positive with two of those on ventilators. Margaret Mary Health has had very limited ability to transfer patients to higher acuity care facilities. The majority of Indianapolis and Cincinnati hospitals are not accepting transfers of COVID-positive patients and many are already boarding their own COVID patients in their ERs while waiting to be admitted.
The average age of our hospitalized COVID-positive patients since the beginning of August is 60. The total percent of hospitalized COVID-positive patients since August 1 who were not vaccinated is 87%. (See charts for more details)
In the last week, the hospital continued to see a decline in overall COVID-19 testing, with 43 patients who tested positive and a current positivity rate of 26.1%.
(See chart for more details on testing results)
Margaret Mary Health can provide testing for symptomatic patients at its Main Campus Lab with an order from a primary care provider.
