COVID Hospitalizations In Philly Nearing Double Previous High

Max Bennett
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PHILADELPHIA — More people are being treated in Philadelphia hospitals for coronavirus than ever before, and the number of people being treated is nearing twice as many as the peak figure.

According to data from the city, 1,621 people are being treated in Philadelphia hospitals for coronavirus.

If hospitalizations increase at the current rate, the city could see a two-fold increase from the previous high number of hospitalized coronavirus patients reported in May 2020.

Back in May 2020, 975 people were being treated in Philadelphia hospitals for the coronavirus.

Of the 1,621 patients, 126 are on ventilators.

Below are the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients in the city over the past several weeks:

  • Monday — 1,286

  • Thursday, Jan. 6 — 1,162

  • Monday, Jan. 3 — 949

  • Thursday, Dec. 30 Thus far during the pandemic, 248,363 Philadelphians have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 4,324 have succumbed to the virus. Philadelphia is averaging 3,301 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the last two weeks.— 746

  • Monday, Dec. 27 — 509

  • Thursday, Dec. 23 — 422

  • Monday, Dec. 20 — 387

The city is averaging 3,301 per day over a two-week period.

To date, 248,363 Philadelphians have been diagnosed with coronavirus, and 4,324 have succumbed to the virus.

The total number of fully vaccinated Philadelphians is at least 971,963, and the number of Philadelphians with at least one dose is at least 1,237,969. As of Friday, 78.3 percent of Philadelphia adults are fully vaccinated, and more than 95 percent of Philadelphia adults have received at least one dose of vaccine.

For kids 5 to 11 yeas old, 30.4 percent have received at least one vaccine dose. Among eligible Philadelphians ages 12 and older, 72.5 percent are fully vaccinated, and 92.3 percent have received at least one dose of vaccine.

This article originally appeared on the Philadelphia Patch