COVID-19 Positive Rate Up In Ballad Health’s 21 County Service Area During Past Week

State reported data is showing a rising positive rate for COVID-19 in the Ballad Health Systems 21 county service area. Ballad Health reports today 70 patients in their hospitals, with sixteen patients in the intensive care unit and 12 patients on a ventilator. 34 people have lost their lives to COVID-19 in the past seven days in the Ballad reporting area.