The difficulty of sustaining behavioral changes is critical as we respond to the #DeltaVariant and #risingcases in our country. #Hospitals could consider utilizing novel room-entry monitoring systems (see below) to guide staff education and #SocialDistancing in high-traffic areas
The black line shows average patient room entries on a #COVID unit. Room entries dropped significantly from 85 per day before the pandemic to 44 during the pandemic. Gradual extinction in #SocialDistancing was seen as number of #COVIDpatients decreased (red line).