September 2 midweek data released today by the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force show that new hospital admissions (data lagged two days) increased from 33 yesterday to 41 today.
The seven-day moving average of new hospital admissions (data lagged two days) decreased – from 43 yesterday to 40 today.
The seven-day moving average of overall hospitalizations decreased from 308 yesterday to 305 today.
Inpatient confirmed COVID positive hospitalizations decreased from 315 yesterday to 290 today.
Inpatient suspected COVID positive hospitalizations increased from 93 yesterday to 107 today.
The number of confirmed COVID positive patients in the ICUs decreased – from 85 yesterday to 79 today.
The number of confirmed COVID positive patients on ventilators decreased – from 49 yesterday to 44 today.
The data comes from combined figures from the four major health systems that comprise the Pandemic Task Force, BJC HealthCare, Mercy, SSM Health and St. Luke’s Hospital.
Across the four  system hospitals, 55 COVID-19 patients were discharged yesterday, bringing the cumulative number of COVID-19 patients discharged to 5,231. Â