Homerton University Hospital Trust cares for 17 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Homerton University Hospital Trust was caring for 17 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 30th Dec 2022, 12:33 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.

Homerton University Hospital Trust was caring for 17 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 December 28 was up from 12 on the same day the previous week.

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There were seven beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 9,459 people in hospital with Covid as of December 28, with 209 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 91% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 63%.

The figures also show that 35 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 26. This was up from 25 in the previous seven days.