East London Trust cares for 20 Covid-19 patients in hospital

East London Trust was caring for 20 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Katie Williams, Data Reporter
Published 25th Mar 2022, 10:52 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 20 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 22 was up from 17 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at East London NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 54% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 13.

Across England there were 13,060 people in hospital with Covid as of March 22, with 269 of them in mechanical ventilation beds – though none were at East London Trust.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 46% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 5%.

The figures also show that 15 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in East London Trust in the week to March 20. This was up from seven in the previous seven days.