East London Trust cares for 30 Covid-19 patients in hospital

East London Trust was caring for 30 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 1st Apr 2022, 11:21 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.

East London Trust was caring for 30 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 March 29 was up from 20 on the same day the previous week.

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There were five beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 15,411 people in hospital with Covid as of March 29, with 325 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 82% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 33%.

The figures also show that 22 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in East London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to March 27. This was up from 15 in the previous seven days.