Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust cares for 80 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 80 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 19th Aug 2022, 10:18 BST

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 80 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 August 16 was down from 94 on the same day the previous week.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

The number of beds at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 42% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 138.

Across England there were 7,832 people in hospital with Covid as of August 16, with 195 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 43% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 39%.

The figures also show that 46 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in the week to August 14. This was down from 50 in the previous seven days.