Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust cares for 37 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust was caring for 37 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 2nd Sep 2022, 11:52 BST

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust was caring for 37 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 August 31 was down from 47 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 14% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 43.

Across England there were 5,658 people in hospital with Covid as of August 31, with 144 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 42% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 38%.

The figures also show that 13 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 29. This was down from 18 in the previous seven days.