Barts Health NHS Trust cares for 133 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Barts Health NHS Trust was caring for 133 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 19th Aug 2022, 10:18 BST

Barts Health NHS Trust was caring for 133 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 168 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Barts Health NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 36% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 209.

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 53 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Barts Health NHS Trust in the week to August 14. This was down from 120 in the previous seven days.