The CEO of Washington Health System has some concerns as COVID-19 cases spike in Washington County. Brook Ward says Washington Hospital and WHS Greene had 54 patients with COVID-19, as of late last week. That is approaching the highest peak of 58 reached last November at those facilities. In a Facebook video post, Ward says 83 percent of those patients are not vaccinated. According to Ward, people seeking testing to return to school, work or to travel are driving the positivity rate down but if you take those people out the community is seeing a high incident rate. Ward calls that “concerning”. Ward is also advising residents to prepare for long wait times should you have to go to the emergency room at either facility.