Lake Huron Medical Center in Port Huron is limiting who can enter the hospital, citing COVID-19 concerns. According to a statement Monday, the hospital was slated to stop allowing visitors or non-essential traffic as of Tuesday. Hospital officials encouraged families to utilize technology, including phones and face-to-face calling with Zoom or FaceTime, to communicate with loved ones. In-person visitation can be arranged in the event of any end-of-life or other extenuating circumstances. The notice comes as health department officials say coronavirus numbers are trending upwards in parts of St. Clair County. As of Tuesday, there are more than 2,600 active cases. According to a State Health Department spokesperson, Lake Huron Medical has 17 COVID patients, including two in the hospital’s intensive care unit, and a bed occupancy rate of 74%. Meanwhile McLaren Port Huron reported 38 COVID patients with four in the ICU and capacity of around 92%. The county’s overall rate for the number of inpatient beds used by COVID patients was at 15.16% Tuesday.
