Via Feb. 16, in response to Carroll Hospital, 24 sufferers had been hospitalized for COVID-19 and 6 sufferers had been below investigation for the virus. Moreover, seven essential care unit beds had been in use and the overall affected person census was 143 (out of an approximate capability of 170). 5 weeks in the past, the hospital had 42 sufferers who had been COVID-19 optimistic and 18 below investigation. At that time, the hospital was seeing 12-14 essential care unit beds in use every day and as many as 169 complete sufferers, inflicting well being officers to specific concern about hospital sources.