Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 39 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 39 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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 39 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 up from 36 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 3% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 40.

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 28 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to August 22. This was up from 19 in the previous seven days.