East Kent Hospitals University Trust cares for 37 Covid-19 patients in hospital

East Kent Hospitals University Trust was caring for 37 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 17th Jun 2022, 10:57 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 37 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 June 14 was up from 25 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 14% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 43.

Across England there were 4,722 people in hospital with Covid as of June 14, with 130 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 18% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 25%.

The figures also show that 42 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in the week to June 12. This was up from 36 in the previous seven days.