East London Trust cares for 21 Covid-19 patients in hospital

East London Trust was caring for 21 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 21st Oct 2022, 11:07 BST

East London Trust was caring for 21 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 October 19 was up from 11 on the same day the previous week.

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

Across England there were 10,387 people in hospital with Covid as of October 19, with 206 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has more than doubled in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 42%.

The figures also show that 20 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in East London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 17. This was up from three in the previous seven days.