Lexington Medical Center

Positive COVID test number decreases at Lexington Medical Center

The number of positive COVID tests decreased from 48 percent to 44 percent, Lexington Medical Center reported Friday. On Thursday, 1,729 COVID tests were performed and and 44 percent were positive. On Wednesday, 2,111 tests were performed and 48 percent of those came back positive. The number of COVID patients hospitalized at LMC was 112 […]

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Lexington Medical Center reporting a surge in COVID cases

Lexington Medical Center is reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases. There were 98 hospitalized with COVID listed as the cause, Tuesday and 21 in ICU with it, according to LMC. The hospital is urging the use of masks and maintaining social distance when possible. It has also published a link with information about COVID-19 testing […]

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Indicators show a decline in COVID at the hospital, and in schools in West Columbia

Recent COVID case numbers are on the decline Lexington Medical Center President and CEO Tod Augsburger addressed West Columbia City Council last week. He said that COVID cases have declined dramatically. By Friday (Oct. 8) there were less than 50 patients at LMC with COVID. On Aug. 26, there were 195 hospitalized at LMC with […]

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Always Original Bakery donating baked goods to overwhelmed healthcare workers at Lexington Medical Center

Always Original Bakery in a partnership with Primal Gourmet Kitchen and Market is feeding frontline workers at Lexington Medical Center. The staff at the hospital has been overwhelmed recently because of a large number of COVID cases. Always Original Bakery is the newest member of WeCo River District Association. The program to provide meals for […]

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46 COVID cases at Lexington Medical Center, Friday

The number of COVID cases last week at Lexington Medical Center were on the decline by Friday. The numbers are published on LMC;s Facebook page. On Friday (Oct. 8) the hospital reported 46 COVID patients, with 16 in the Intensive Care Unit. There were four COVID-related deaths reported that day. On Wednesday (Oct 6) there […]

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Lexington Medical Center CEO says COVID cases have declined dramatically recently

Lexington Medical Center President and CEO Tod Augsburger updated West Columbia City Council about COVID numbers at the Tuesday council meeting. Augsburger said in the last two months LMC has had a record number of COVID patients, but in the last two weeks the number of COVID patients has declined dramatically. Augsburger said there were […]

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COVID cases decline at Lexington Medical Center, 103 deaths in September

There were 49 patients hospitalized with COVID at Lexington Medical Center as of Friday according to numbers released by LMC on the hospital’s Facebook page. Of those, 15 were in the Intensive Care Unit. During last week the overall number of COVID cases fell each day. On Tuesday there were 67 COVID patients at LMC. […]

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COVID hospitalizations drop to under 100 at Lexington Medical Center

Lexington Medical Center reported Monday that there were 84 patients being treated for COVID. For the last two weeks the number of COVID patients at LMC has declined. The number of serious cases has declined, too. There were 22 with COVID in the Intensive Care Unit reported Monday. A majority of COVID patients at LMC […]

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