Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust cares for 46 Covid-19 patients in hospital
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust was caring for 46 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 March 29 was up from 42 on the same day the previous week.
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Hide AdThe number of beds at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 18% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 39.
Across England there were 15,411 people in hospital with Covid as of March 29, with 325 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 82% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 33%.
The figures also show that 44 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust in the week to March 27. This was up from 33 in the previous seven days.