Kerrville's Peterson Regional Medical Center reports record hospitalizations on Thursday
Peterson Regional Medical Center said Thursday it had a record number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 — nearing 40% of the hospital's total capacity. The situation at Kerrville's lone hospital mirrored what was going on across the state and country as thousands of people are sickened by COVID-19. PRMC said it had 34 patients hospitalized — 38% of the hospital's capacity. On Thursday, Peterson said 38 people had tested positive but it was the fourth consecutive day where the hospital system reported positivity rates above 30%. In three days this week, Peterson has screened 404 people for COVID-19 with 132 testing positive for the virus — 32.6%. At the Kerrville State Hospital, the number of patients sickened by the virus rose to 25, while staff members infected rose to 23.