105 Hospitalized For COVID-19 In Charlotte Metro In A Day

CHARLOTTE, NC — At least 105 patients suspected to have novel coronavirus were admitted into Charlotte metro hospitals in the span of 24 hours, 23 more than reported the day before, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported over the weekend.

The information is part of a new data set DHHS is providing reflecting regional hospitalizations throughout eight zones in North Carolina as COVID-19 cases continue to spread throughout the state. As of Sunday, July 20, 99,778 confirmed cases were reported in North Carolina, along with 1,634 deaths.

Data for the Charlotte region — called the Metrolina Healthcare Preparedness Coalition — includes the following 13 counties: Scotland, Richmond, Anson, Union, Stanley, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Gaston, Lincoln, Cleveland, Burke and Catawba.

As of Saturday, 314 — or about 28 percent of all of North Carolina's 1,115 COVID-19 hospitalizations reported that day — were in the Charlotte metro region, which leads the state, according to the data.

That same day, the Charlotte region also reported the highest number of patients treated in intensive care units. Of the 317 adults in intensive care unit beds that day in North Carolina, 78 were in the Charlotte metro region.

The data also shows availability at hospitals. While the Charlotte metro hospitals reported 212 patients were on ventilators to keep them alive, the region had 516 ventilators remaining on hand in supply, DHHS data showed.

Inpatient bed supply, however, is growing thin in the region. Nearly 3,200 inpatient hospital beds were filled, leaving 728 beds empty, DHHS data showed.

Globally, more than 14 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and nearly 607,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Monday. In the United States, more than 3.7 million people have been infected and more than 140,000 people have died from COVID-19.

More information about North Carolina hospitalizations may be found here.