Butler Memorial Hospital's COVID-19 struggles continue into the holiday season.

According to the latest report from Butler Health System, eight patients died at Butler Memorial since Friday.

Despite the deaths, Butler Memorial's inpatient levels remained high, with 50 people hospitalized for COVID-19, 48 of whom have confirmed cases of the virus. Eleven of Butler Memorial's inpatients are being treated in the intensive care unit.

Butler Memorial has seen plateaued numbers of inpatient levels in the high 40s and low 50s. Clarion Hospital has seen its inpatient levels decrease since the numbers peaked in the low 20s early last week.

Clarion Hospital reported the death of one COVID-19 inpatient on Friday. It reported current hospitalization of 15 COVID-19 patients with three of them being treated in the intensive care unit.

The hospitalization rate has been an area of concern not only at BHS, but across the state and country as the fall resurgence has continued through the winter holiday season.

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