Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust cares for 89 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was caring for 89 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 3rd Sep 2021, 10:43 BST
Updated 3rd Sep 2021, 10:49 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.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was caring for 89 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 Aug-31 was up from 87 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by four in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 85.

Across England there were 6,293 people in hospital with Covid as of Aug-31, with 879 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally rose by 23% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators increased by 13%.

The figures also show that 48 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in the week to Aug-29. This was down from 51 in the previous seven days.