East London Trust cares for 12 Covid-19 patients in hospital

East London Trust was caring for 12 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 3rd Sep 2021, 10:43 BST
Updated 3rd Sep 2021, 10:49 BST
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

East London Trust was caring for 12 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 Aug-31 was down from 14 on the same day the previous week.

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There were five beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 6,293 people in hospital with Covid as of Aug-31, with 879 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally rose by 23% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators increased by 13%.

The figures also show that one new Covid patient was admitted to hospital in East London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to Aug-29. This was down from 17 in the previous seven days.