Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust cares for 156 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was caring for 156 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 30th Dec 2022, 12:33 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.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was caring for 156 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on December 28 was up from 141 on the same day the previous week.

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There were 89 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Across England there were 9,459 people in hospital with Covid as of December 28, with 209 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 91% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 63%.

The figures also show that 92 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in the week to December 26. This was down from 96 in the previous seven days.