Silver Cross COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decrease Over Past Week

NEW LENOX, IL — The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at Silver Cross has continued to decrease over the past week. On Tuesday, data on the hospital website shows there are 57 patients with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and four persons under investigation awaiting test results.

Last week, the hospital website showed there were 76 patients with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and two persons under investigation awaiting test results. In November, Silver Cross saw some of its highest numbers of patients when it told Patch it had over 120 COVID-positive patients.

Eight of the currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients are in the ICU, and three patients with COVID-19 are on a ventilator.

The hospital has a 9.2 percent 7-day positivity rate for its COVID-19 testing, which is lower than last week's 10.9 percent rate.

The hospital has also given its first vaccines to employees. Last week, it gave the first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to its employees.