In the COVID-NET catchment population, approximately 49% of residents are male and 51% of residents are female, whereas 54% of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations occurred in males and 46% occurred in females. These data suggest that males may be disproportionately affected by COVID-19 compared with females. Similarly, in the COVID-NET catchment population, approximately 59% of residents are white, 18% are black, and 14% are Hispanic; however, among 580 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with race/ethnicity data, approximately 45% were white, 33% were black, and 8% were Hispanic, suggesting that black populations might be disproportionately affected by COVID-19. These findings, including the potential impact of both sex and race on COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates, need to be confirmed with additional data.
The findings in this report are subject to at least three limitations. First, hospitalization rates by age and COVID-NET site are preliminary and might change as additional cases are identified from this surveillance period. Second, whereas minimum case data to produce weekly age-stratified hospitalization rates are usually available within 7 days of case identification, availability of detailed clinical data are delayed because of the need for medical chart abstractions. As of March 30, chart abstractions had been conducted for approximately 200 COVID-19 patients; the frequency and distribution of underlying conditions during this time might change as additional data become available. Clinical course and outcomes will be presented once the number of cases with complete medical chart abstractions are sufficient; many patients are still hospitalized at the time of this report. Finally, testing for SARS-CoV-2 among patients identified through COVID-NET is performed at the discretion of treating health care providers, and testing practices and capabilities might vary widely across providers and facilities. As a result, underascertainment of cases in COVID-NET is likely. Additional data on testing practices related to SARS-CoV-2 will be collected in the future to account for underascertainment using described methods (10).
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NCDHHS surveys hospitals across North Carolina daily to monitor their current hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and their current capacity. This is done through the Healthcare Preparedness Program, which is used to assess hospital capacity during other disasters and emergencies. The Healthcare Preparedness Program is comprised of eight regions: CapRAC - Capital Region Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, DHPC - Duke Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, EHPC - Eastern Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, MAHPC - Mountain Area Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, MCRHC - Mid Carolina Regional Healthcare Coalition, MHPC - Metrolina Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, SHPR - Southeastern Healthcare Preparedness Region, and the THPC - Triad Healthcare Preparedness Coalition.\r\n\r\nThe NC COVID-19 Hospitalization dashboard includes both statewide and region views. Hospitals self-report information including the number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, the number of confirmed patients admitted in the last 24 hours, full and available adult intensive care unit (ICU) beds, the number of staffed inpatient beds, the total number of patients on ventilators, and the number of available ventilators. This information is collected throughout each week, aggregated and then posted weekly. NCDHHS also reports daily what percent of hospitals reported. Changes in the percent of hospitals reporting can change how many people were reported as currently hospitalized.\r\n\r\nCurrently hospitalized reflect the number of people with COVID-19 that are currently hospitalized in reporting hospitals. The number of hospitalizations helps us understand how many people were hospitalized with COVID-19, and how close hospital beds are to their staffed or licensed capacity. Limitation: People stay in the hospital multiple days with COVID-19, and so this reflects the number of people reported by hospitals. All data are preliminary and may change as data are investigated.\r\n\r\nNumber of COVID-19 Confirmed Patients Admitted \u201324 hours represents the number of patients from reporting hospitals that were admitted to an adult inpatient bed during the past 24 hours who are confirmed with COVID-19 at the time of admission. This provides us with the number of patients that are being newly admitted with COVID-19 which is an earlier indicator for increases in the total number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the coming days. All data are preliminary and may change as data are investigated.\r\n\r\nNumber of COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients represents the numerical number of all Adult ICU occupied beds that have a COVID-19 positive patient in them. This number provides us with a breakdown of the COVID-19 hospitalizations that are needing higher level of care which can indicate more severe COVID-19 cases. Limitation: People stay in the hospital multiple days with COVID-19, and so this reflects the number of people reported by hospitals. All data are preliminary and may change as data are investigated.\r\n\r\nHospital Bed Numbers are not specific to patients with COVID-19. These numbers reflect hospital beds as reported by participating hospitals. These numbers do not reflect hospital surge. Empty beds are able to be staffed but do not currently have patients. Unreported or unstaffed beds: The survey to hospitals does not currently collect the number of licensed beds that are not staffed. Therefore, this number includes beds from hospitals that reported, but were not staffed and so were not included in the hospitals survey report. These beds would be empty. It also includes beds that are in a hospital that did not report that day, which could be full or empty. All data are preliminary and may change as data are investigated.\r\n\r\nNumber of patients on a ventilator (not specific to COVID-19), as self-reported by hospitals. This number does not reflect ventilators from other sources, including those purchased but not yet deployed to hospitals. All data are preliminary and may change as data are investigated.\r\n"}},"@type":"Question","name":"COVID-19 Hospitalization Demographics","acceptedAnswer":"@type":"Answer","text":"Hospitalization Demographic Data is only provided for Newly Admitted Confirmed COVID-19 Patients is available for the chosen report date. NCDHHS began requiring hospitals to submit detailed demographic data starting on October 1, 2020.\r\n\r\nNCDHHS surveys hospitals across North Carolina daily to monitor their current hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and their current capacity. This is done through the Healthcare Preparedness Program, which is used to assess hospital capacity during other disasters and emergencies. The Healthcare Preparedness Program is comprised of eight regions: CapRAC - Capital Region Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, DHPC - Duke Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, EHPC - Eastern Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, MAHPC - Mountain Area Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, MCRHC - Mid Carolina Regional Healthcare Coalition, MHPC - Metrolina Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, SHPR - Southeastern Healthcare Preparedness Region, and the THPC - Triad Healthcare Preparedness Coalition.\r\n\r\nNumber of COVID-19 Confirmed Patients Newly Admitted represents the number of patients from reporting hospitals that were admitted to an adult inpatient bed during the past 24 hours who are confirmed with COVID-19 at the time of admission. This provides us with the number of patients that are being newly admitted with COVID-19 which is an earlier indicator for increases in the total number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the coming days. All data are preliminary and may change as data are investigated.\r\n\r\nAge is a required demographic data element for hospital systems to collect, although data can in rare cases be reported as \u201cUnknown\u201d. The age groups (0-17, 18-19, 20-29 etc.) are based on requirements provided by the federal government.\r\n\r\nRace, Ethnicity, and Gender are all considered PHI\/PII data and are not always recorded by hospitals or provided by patients. Some hospitals will report these demographic element as \u201cNot Disclosed\u201d indicating it is not collected by their reporting system and they are not able to provide it to DHHS for reporting. \r\n\r\n\u201cNot Reported\u201d provides the percentage of the demographic metric that was not reported by hospitals for the COVID-19 confirmed metrics to NCDHHS. \u201cNot Reported\u201d differs from \u201cNot Disclosed\u201d by indicating a hospital did not submit the required demographic information to NCDHHS. NCDHHS is actively working with hospitals to improve compliance with demographic reporting requirements.\r\n"]} Hospitalizations Dashboard NC COVID-19 Skip to main content An official website of the State of North Carolina An official website of NC How you know State Government websites value user privacy. To learn more, view our full privacy policy.
The NC COVID-19 Hospitalization dashboard includes both statewide and region views. Hospitals self-report information including the number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, the number of confirmed patients admitted in the last 24 hours, full and available adult intensive care unit (ICU) beds, the number of staffed inpatient beds, the total number of patients on ventilators, and the number of available ventilators. This information is collected throughout each week, aggregated and then posted weekly. NCDHHS also reports daily what percent of hospitals reported. Changes in the percent of hospitals reporting can change how many people were reported as currently hospitalized. 2ff7e9595c
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