East London Trust cares for 15 Covid-19 patients in hospital

East London Trust was caring for 15 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 16th Dec 2022, 11:42 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.

East London Trust was caring for 15 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 December 14 was in line with the same day the previous week.

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There were no beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 6,720 people in hospital with Covid as of December 14, with 150 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 34% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has ​increased by 23%​.

The figures also show that nine new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in East London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 12. This was down from 16 in the previous seven days.