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Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: November 22, 2021
November 22, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 102,167 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 45,227 Boosters 14,753 Children age 5-11 1,144 Current Situation Our community numbers and statistics remain steady just before the holiday weekend. Our Augusta Health testing positivity rate is 14%. Our current inpatient COVID-19 census is 10, with two deaths over the past week. The...Continue Reading
Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: November 15, 2021
November 15, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 100,548 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 45,174 Boosters 13,359 Children age 5-11 1,025 Current Situation Our community numbers and statistics continue their positive trends. The statistical COVID data shows a decline in prevalence across our region; our Augusta Health testing positivity rate is 14%. Our current inpatient COVID-19...Continue Reading
Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: November 8, 2021
November 8, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 98,842 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 45,118 Boosters for the immunocompromised 12,194 Current Situation Our community numbers and statistics continue their positive trends. The statistical COVID data shows a decline in prevalence across our region; our Augusta Health testing positivity is now at 11%. Our current inpatient COVID-19...Continue Reading
Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: November 1, 2021
November 1, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 96,691 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 45,057 Boosters for the immunocompromised 10,753 Current Situation Our community numbers and statistics continue their positive trends. The statistical COVID data shows a decline in prevalence across our region; our Augusta Health testing positivity is now at 13%. Our current inpatient COVID-19...Continue Reading
Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: October 25, 2021
October 25, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 94,752 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 44,924 Boosters for the immunocompromised 8,995 Current Situation Our community numbers and statistics are looking more positive. The statistical COVID data shows a decline in prevalence across our region; our Augusta Health testing positivity rate is decreasing and is now at 14%. Our current...Continue Reading
Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: October 19, 2021
October 19, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 93,714 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 44,774 Boosters for the immunocompromised 8,150 Current Situation While a review of statistical COVID data shows a decline in prevalence across our region, our Augusta Health testing positivity rate hovers around a disconcerting 20%. It appears we have now passed the peak of the current COVID...Continue Reading
Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: October 12, 2021
October 12, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 92,111 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 44,639 Boosters for the immunocompromised 6,717 Current Situation Our community remains in a precarious position. While many of our community COVID indicators have decreased over the past few weeks, they remain relatively high when compared to the levels needed to be a healthy community. For...Continue Reading
Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: October 4, 2021
October 4, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 89,884 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 44,461 Boosters for the immunocompromised 4,802 Current Situation The current situation is mixed. Many of our community indicators—COVID prevalence, positivity rate and hospitalizations—have decreased from their peaks a few weeks ago. Augusta Health’s internal modeling and projections indicate...Continue Reading
Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: September 27, 2021
September 27, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 87,055 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 44,236 Boosters for the immunocompromised 2,327 Current Situation The current situation has offered some relief to staff and resources, and the immediate situation seems to have stabilized. Projections still predict an additional surge before October 10. Over the 24 hours preceding 9 am on...Continue Reading
Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: September 21, 2021
September 21, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 86,141 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 43,946 Boosters for the immunocompromised 1,856 Current Situation Over the past two weeks, the number of people in our community who have Covid-19 has grown to a similar level as it was during our peak in last December. The Covid-19 inpatient census at Augusta Health is about 30% higher than it...Continue Reading