Carilion cites ‘creating confusion’ as reason for stop sharing coronavirus numbers

Carilion will no longer release coronavirus numbers

Carilion Clinic warns caution against COVID-19

ROANOKE, Va.UPDATE, April 27

On Monday, Carilion Clinic announced it would no longer announce the number of patients it has treated who have tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Carilion released this statement as part of its weekly update:

We’ve received feedback that the sharing of Carilion testing numbers is creating confusion in the community. As VDH now posts hospitalizations by locality in their daily dashboard, we will defer to them as the one source of truth.

As of last Monday, that number was 105 patients. That number is representative of all Carilion’s locations across Virginia.


UPDATE, April 20

On Monday, Carilion Clinic announced that it has treated 105 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Out of those, three are currently hospitalized.

This number is representative of all Carilion’s locations across Virginia.


UPDATE, April 13

Carilion Clinic announced on Monday that it has treated 87 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of those 87, three are currently hospitalized.

This number is representative of all Carilion’s locations across Virginia.


UPDATE, April 6

Carilion Clinic announced on Monday that it has treated 69 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of those 69, four are currently hospitalized.

This number is representative of all Carilion’s locations across Virginia.


UPDATE, March 30

Carilion Clinic announced on Monday that it has treated 22 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of those 22, two are currently hospitalized.

Rather than release these numbers daily, Carilion has decided it will release a new number on a weekly basis.


UPDATE, March 25

On Wednesday, Carilion Clinic has announced that it has treated six patients who have tested positive for coronavirus within its system.

Five of those patients are self-isolating at home, and one patient is being treated at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

[Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The health department’s interactive map]

The hospitalized patient is a Botetourt County woman in her 80s, it’s unclear where the other two patients are from.

[37 new coronavirus cases in Virginia, now 259 total cases]

As of March 23 at noon, there are 259 cases of coronavirus in Virginia.


UPDATE, March 24

On Tuesday, Carilion Clinic has announced that it has treated four patients who have tested positive for coronavirus within its system.

Three of those patients are self-isolating at their own homes, and one patient is being treated at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

[Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The health department’s interactive map]

The hospitalized patient is a Botetourt County woman in her 80s, it’s unclear where the other two patients are from.

[37 new coronavirus cases in Virginia, now 259 total cases]

As of March 23 at noon, there are 259 cases of coronavirus in Virginia.


Carilion Clinic announced Friday evening that it has now seen three positive cases of the coronavirus within its system.

Two of those patients are self-isolating at their own homes while a third is being treated at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

While we know the hospitalized patient a Botetourt County woman in her 80s, it’s unclear where the other two patients are from.

[23 new coronavirus cases in Virginia announced Friday, now 124 total cases]

As of March 19, Carilion Clinic had tested 172 patients for COVID-19, with 69 negative results, one positive and was awaiting results for remaining 102.

[Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The health department’s interactive map]

Carilion said that it will not release that information about any patients and that would be something the Virginia Department of Health would release.