Ventilator Use Up In Delco As Other Metrics Drop, Data Shows

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — The number of coronavirus patients in Delaware County hospitals who need to be treated with ventilators has increased, but data shows a majority of other coronavirus-specific metrics have seen positive trends.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health's coronavirus early warning dashboard shows ventilator use as well as people who have coronavirus-like illness showing up at emergency rooms have increased.

According to the data, the number of average daily coronavirus patients who require ventilators went up from 15.7 to 16.9 between Jan. 1 and Jan. 8.

As for coronavirus-like illnesses presented at emergency rooms, the increase was extremely slight. From Jan. 1 to Jan. 8, that figure increased from 1.1 percent to 1.2 percent.

Four other coronavirus metrics, however, have dropped, data shows.

Newly-reported cases of the coronavirus went down from 1,534 to 1,485.

The incidence rate per 100,000 people also went down. The week ending Jan. 1 had a rate of 272.3 and the week ending Jan. 8 the rate was 262.

Delaware County's coronavirus positivity rate dropped from 12.3 to 11.3 percent from Jan. 1 to Jan. 8.

And lastly, average daily coronavirus hospitalizations in Delaware County was 149.1 as of Jan. 8, which is a decrease from the previous week which saw 169.9.

As of Wednesday, Delaware County has seen 31,620 positive coronavirus cases and 1,049 coronavirus deaths. The county has a recovery rate of 79.38 percent and received a total of 184,377 negative test results to date.

Regarding vaccines, 10,977 people in Delaware County have received partial coronavirus vaccinations and 1,405 have been fully vaccinated, according to the state.