Homerton University Hospital Trust cares for 20 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Homerton University Hospital Trust was caring for 20 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Joanna Morris, Data Reporter
Published 27th Aug 2021, 11:12 BST
Updated 27th Aug 2021, 11:14 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.

Homerton University Hospital Trust was caring for 20 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 24 was down from 23 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 38% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 32.

Across England there were 5,911 people in hospital with Covid as of August 24, with 857 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 14% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 16%.

The figures also show that 16 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 22. This was down from 23 in the previous seven days.