Salem weekly Covid report for July 1: Local hospitalizations up, cases down slightly

The emergency room drop-off at Salem Hospital (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)

More people in the Salem area are being hospitalized with Covid, but local cases have decreased slightly over the last week.

HOSPITAL CAPACITY

The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital has climbed again, and the regional number is also increasing.

As of Friday, July 1, the hospital had 46 inpatients with Covid, five in the ICU and two on ventilators. 

There were 490…