Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust cares for 51 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 51 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 October 19 was up from 46 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 by 50% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 34.

Across England there were 10,387 people in hospital with Covid as of October 19, with 206 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has more than doubled in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 42%.

The figures also show that 41 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in the week to October 17. This was up from 39 in the previous seven days.