Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust cares for 43 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 43 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 43 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 7 was up from 39 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 by 33% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 64.

Across England there were 4,108 people in hospital with Covid as of June 7, with 116 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 44% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 34%.

The figures also show that 30 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in the week to June 5. This was up from 18 in the previous seven days.