Positive News From Ballad Health As COVID-19 Positivity Rate Continues Downward Trend

Ballad Health is continuing to report a drop in its COVID-19 Positivity rate and that’s good news for the region. Since last week the rate of positive cases has dropped from 14 percent to its current low rate of nine point seven percent. The number of patients in Ballad Health Care facilities is also dropping as are the number of hospital admissions now being reported at ten. The health care provider has also administered 29 thousand 911 first dose COVID-19 vaccinations and just over 27 thousand second dose vaccinations. These numbers represent data gathered in the 21 county service area that Ballad Health Care serves in the region.