Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust cares for 44 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust was caring for 44 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 19th Aug 2022, 10:18 BST

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust was caring for 44 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 16 was down from 49 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 37% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 70.

Across England there were 7,832 people in hospital with Covid as of August 16, with 195 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 43% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 39%.

The figures also show that 20 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 14. This was down from 30 in the previous seven days.