Latest: Check Hospital Capacity In Ledyard Area

LEDYARD, CT — COVID-19 hospitalizations have dipped slightly nationally, but experts warn that there is still a long way to go before the country reaches pre-omicron variant levels.

Around 150,000 inpatient beds were being used for COVID-19 patients as of Jan. 25, which was a drop of more than 8,000 beds from the prior week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Still, hospitals continue to be challenged by the large influx of COVID-19 patients. About 78 percent of inpatient beds were in use, and 21 percent of all inpatient beds were occupied by COVID-19 patients according to the HHS. More than 8 out of 10 intensive care unit beds were occupied, and about a third were occupied by COVID-19 patients.

“There may be reason for cautious optimism,” said Emily Pond, a research data analyst with the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. “The most recent case surge appears to have peaked, with nationwide case totals declining for the first time in over a month.”

State health officials in Connecticut reported to the federal government Jan. 25 that approximately 80 percent of inpatient beds and 75 percent of intensive care unit beds in hospitals across the state were occupied. Around 20 percent of inpatient beds and 25 percent of ICU beds statewide were filled by COVID-19 patients, they reported.

The latest hospitalization numbers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for New London County, included below, are from Jan. 14-20 and represent a rolling seven-day average. Note that the figures for occupied hospital beds sometimes exceed 100 percent; this is because more than one patient sometimes occupies a bed over the course of a week.

Below are the latest figures for hospitals in New London County.

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LAWRENCE & MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
365 MONTAUK AVE, NEW LONDON

• All adult inpatient beds: 220
• Inpatient beds occupied: 197
• Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 56.1
• Percent of inpatient beds used: 89.55%
• Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 25.50%
• All adult ICU beds: 20
• ICU beds occupied: 18
• ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 8.4
• Percent of ICU beds used: 90.00%
• Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 42.00%

WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL
326 WASHINGTON ST, NORWICH

• All adult inpatient beds: 173
• Inpatient beds occupied: 160.7
• Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 51.7
• Percent of inpatient beds used: 92.89%
• Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 29.88%
• All adult ICU beds: 25.7
• ICU beds occupied: 25.7
• ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 10.7
• Percent of ICU beds used: 100.00%
• Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 41.63%

Editor’s note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The local hospitals included in the list are limited to those included in the government data, and the numbers reported by these hospitals to HHS have not been independently verified by Patch. Please report any errors or other feedback to us.