Barts Health NHS Trust cares for 168 Covid-19 patients in hospital

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 12th Aug 2022, 10:26 BST
Barts Health NHS Trust was caring for 168 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Barts Health NHS Trust was caring for 168 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 9 was down from 169 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 7% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 181.

Across England there were 8,624 people in hospital with Covid as of August 9, with 233 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 37% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 12%.

The figures also show that 120 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Barts Health NHS Trust in the week to August 7. This was the same number as in the previous seven days.