Salem weekly Covid report for July 8: Local hospitalizations, cases flat

An isolation room for a Covid patient in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

The number of Covid cases and hospitalizations in the Salem area has remained largely flat over the past week.

HOSPITAL CAPACITY

The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital was about the same as last week, and the regional number remained the same.

As of Friday, July 8, the hospital had 42…