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IU Health South Central Region Reports 70 Hospitalized With COVID-19 Monday, 63 Of Whom Are Unvaccinated

IU Health South Central Region Hospitals reported 70 people hospitalized with COVID-19 Monday, 63 of whom are unvaccinated. 

The South Central Hospitals consist of IU Health Bedford Hospital, IU Health Bloomington and IU Health Paoli.

Sixteen of those hospitalized Monday were in the ICU, and all of those patients are unvaccinated.

In a Facebook post, IU Health Bloomington reported being 30 percent over hospitalizations from the previous week.

Bente Bouthier is a reporter and show producer with WFIU and WTIU News. She graduated from Indiana University in 2019, where she studied journalism, public affairs, and French.