ST. LOUIS – COVID hospitalizations at St. Louis area hospitals have climbed to a three-month high as community transmission has reached a “high” level according to the CDC.
“The advisory put out by the health department is just that, we have no plans to put any type of restrictions in place,” explained St. Louis County Executive Sam Page during a morning briefing.
His comments come after the St. Louis County and City Health Departments reissued an advisory strongly recommending masks in indoor places and crowded outdoor places. Also, the Gateway Arch, Schnucks, and other places are starting to require masks to some capacity.
“I am sick of covid too, we all have COVID fatigue, but we must continue doing our part to keep it from sending us back to numbers we saw earlier this year with the omicron variant,” stressed St. Louis County Executive Sam Page during a morning briefing.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force’s last report shows the 7-day moving average for new hospital admissions is 43. Page explained the task force says any number over 40 is concerning for capacity and workload for hospitals.
“We have seen an uptick that has put health care professionals on alert,” said Page.
In St. Louis County, the rolling seven-day average is 414 new cases per day, up 15% from the last week.
Page did say that while more people are getting vaccinated and boosted, fewer people are getting seriously ill. However, he said people are still dying.
He went on to say COVID will always be with us in some form and we will have to learn how to adapt to it like other viruses.
