Homerton University Hospital Trust cares for 10 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Homerton University Hospital Trust was caring for 10 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 26th Aug 2022, 11:11 BST

Homerton University Hospital Trust was caring for 10 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 23 was down from 15 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 52% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 21.

Across England there were 6,436 people in hospital with Covid as of August 23, with 135 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 47% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 53%.

The figures also show that 18 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 21. This was down from 23 in the previous seven days.