Homerton University Hospital Trust cares for 15 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Homerton University Hospital Trust was caring for 15 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 19th Aug 2022, 10:18 BST

Homerton University Hospital Trust was caring for 15 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 16 was down from 24 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 44% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 27.

Across England there were 7,832 people in hospital with Covid as of August 16, with 195 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 43% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 39%.

The figures also show that 23 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 14. This was down from 41 in the previous seven days.