East Kent Hospitals University Trust cares for 22 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.
East Kent Hospitals University Trust was caring for 22 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

East Kent Hospitals University Trust was caring for 22 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 20 on the same day the previous week.

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There were four beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

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 17 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 8. This was down from 21 in the previous seven days.