33 Covid-19 Hospitalizations

1565 hospitalizations

33 deaths

17.3% of cases required ICU care

127 hosps per 100,000 population

33.1 Epidemiologic Review

33.1.1 Disease Information

Overview: COVID is a novel respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. COVID spreads easily and quickly between people. Since the start of the pandemic, COVID continually spreads throughout the world.

Symptoms: Symptoms can range from mild to severe and vary from person to person. Possible symptoms include cough, fever or chills, shortness of breath, sore throat, congested or runny nose, fatigue, loss of taste or smell, muscle/body aches, headache, and more.

Transmission: COVID is spread through small droplets that contain the virus through coughing, sneezing, breathing, or touching contaminated surfaces. These droplets can make other people sick when entering through the nose, mouth, and eyes. Transmission can occur even if an infected person does not have any symptoms. In some situations, COVID can be transmitted to animals.

Treatment: There are a few antiviral medications that are available to help reduce how sick individuals become from COVID. These include Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir with Ritonavir), Lagevrio (Molnupiravir), and Remdesivir (Veklury). Over the counter medications can also help treat symptoms such as headache, fever, cough and sore throat.

Prevention There are several steps individuals can take to prevent the spread and reduce severe disease. These include practicing good hand hygiene, taking steps for cleaner air, masking, staying home when sick, testing at home or at a healthcare facility, seeking treatment, and staying up to date on vaccines.

33.1.2 Demographics

Race	Rate per 100k
American Indian or Alaska Native, Non Hispanic	182.8
Asian, Non Hispanic	74.4
Black or African American, Non Hispanic	137.3
Hispanic or Latino	79.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Non Hispanic	172.4
Unknown	<5 cases
White, Non Hispanic	148.4

33.1.3 Outbreaks

There were 79 reported outbreaks in 2023.

33.1.4 Monthly and Historical Comparisons

There were no cases of COVID-19 prior to 2020.

33.2 Key Things to Know

Cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) disease (41%), chronic metabolic disease (for example, diabetes) (35.4%), and 32.52% chronic lung disease (32.52%), not including asthma/reactive airway disease, were most common underlying medical conditions in COVID hospitalizations.

44.6% of COVID hospitalizations required supplemental oxygen during their hospital stay.

17.3% of COVID hospitalizations were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU).

The most common symptoms in hospitalized cases were fatigue, fever/chills, cough, and shortness of breath/respiratory distress.

64.7% of COVID hospitalizations had received at least one COVID vaccine ever, however, they were not all considered ‘up-to-date’.