Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust cares for 20 Covid-19 patients in hospital

By Federica Bedendo, Data Reporter
Published 13th Aug 2021, 11:52 BST
Updated 13th Aug 2021, 11:54 BST
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust was caring for 20 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust was caring for 20 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on August 10 was up from 19 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 doubled in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 10.

Across England there were 5,096 people in hospital with Covid as of August 10, with 782 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally increased by 72% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 66%.

The figures also show that 15 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust in the week to August 8. This was down from 16 in the previous seven days.