East London Trust cares for 12 Covid-19 patients in hospital

East London Trust was caring for 12 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Katie Williams, Data Reporter
Published 7th Oct 2022, 11:17 BST

East London Trust was caring for 12 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on October 5 was up from 11 on the same day the previous week.

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There were two beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 9,631 people in hospital with Covid as of October 5, with 195 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 98% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 67%.

The figures also show that eight new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in East London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 3. This was up from five in the previous seven days.