Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 65 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 65 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 20th Jan 2023, 11:18 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 65 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 January 18 was down from 73 on the same day the previous week.

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There were 74 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Across England there were 6,299 people in hospital with Covid as of January 18, with 146 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 27% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 16%.

The figures also show that 24 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to January 16. This was down from 36 in the previous seven days.