Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust cares for 16 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 16 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of last Wednesday, figures show.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 16 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of last Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on April 12 was down from 22 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 52.

Across England there were 6,428 people in hospital with Covid as of April 12, with 135 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 27%.

The figures also show that 14 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in the week to April 10. This was down from 18 in the previous seven days.