Ballad COVID-19 Numbers Continue To Rise

For the fourth consecutive day, Ballad Health is reporting a record number of COVID-19 cases with 253 patients in its 21 county service area. The positivity rate continues to rise at an all time high of 19 point two point percent. 55 deaths have been reported during the past seven days. Ballad reports 28 patients are now on ventilators, with 46 patients in the Intensive Care Unit. The regions largest health care provider has a total of 47 COVID-19 beds available within its system.