Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust cares for 34 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 34 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter

Published 13th Jan 2023, 11:31 BST

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 34 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 January 11 was down from 44 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 25.

Across England there were 7,743 people in hospital with Covid as of January 11, with 182 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 15% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 21%.

The figures also show that 30 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in the week to January 9. This was down from 39 in the previous seven days.