University Hospitals Sussex Trust cares for 61 Covid-19 patients in hospital

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 26th Aug 2022, 11:11 BST
University Hospitals Sussex Trust was caring for 61 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

University Hospitals Sussex Trust was caring for 61 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 23 was up from 57 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 61% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 155.

Across England there were 6,436 people in hospital with Covid as of August 23, with 135 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 47% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 53%.

The figures also show that 36 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 21. This was down from 47 in the previous seven days.