Homerton University Hospital Trust cares for 30 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Homerton University Hospital Trust was caring for 30 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 1st Jul 2022, 10:56 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 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 June 28 was up from 10 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 8,120 people in hospital with Covid as of June 28, with 205 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 101% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 72%.

The figures also show that 38 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to June 26. This was up from 18 in the previous seven days.