Medical Center releases COVID numbers as of Dec. 16, 2021

Medical Center Hospital has released its COVID inpatient numbers as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

>> 38 total COVID patients in-house.

Med-Surg (Non Critical) – 28 COVID patients

>> 21 unvaccinated, 7 vaccinated.

Critical Care – 10 COVID patients (8 on ventilator).

>> 8 unvaccinated, 2 vaccinated.

>> Of the 8 COVID patients on ventilator – 7 unvaccinated, 1 vaccinated.

Age ranges of COVID patients: 21 years old – 90 years old.
Patients from outside Ector County include 1 from Andrews, 1 from Crane, 1 from Hugo, Okla., 1 from Long Branch, N.J., 3 from Midland.