Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust cares for 49 Covid-19 patients in hospital

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 12th Aug 2022, 10:26 BST
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust was caring for 49 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust was caring for 49 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 9 was up from 48 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 25% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 65.

Across England there were 8,624 people in hospital with Covid as of August 9, with 233 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 37% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 12%.

The figures also show that 30 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 7. This was up from 27 in the previous seven days.