Baystate Health caring for 24 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 – MassLive.com

Baystate Health reported seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Baystate Health has tested just under 17,000 people in Western Massachusetts. Of those, 15,008 came back negative, 1,842 positive and 142 are still pending results.

As testing has been expanded to include more people, the percentage of people testing positive has declined from 23% in mid April to just over 11% this month.

As of Saturday, the health care system is caring for 24 hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection, five of whom are in critical care units. An additional 23 are under investigation for possible COVID-19.

Baystate Medical Center in Springfield is caring for 23 of the confirmed cases and 11 under investigation. Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer is caring for one confirmed case and two under investigation. Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield is caring for one under investigation. Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield is caring for two under investigation.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 patients at Baystate Health hospitals peaked on April 9 at 179.

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