Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust cares for 94 Covid-19 patients in hospital

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 12th Aug 2022, 10:26 BST
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 94 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 94 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 9 was down from 124 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 20% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 118.

Across England there were 8,624 people in hospital with Covid as of August 9, with 233 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 37% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 12%.

The figures also show that 50 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in the week to August 7. This was down from 68 in the previous seven days.