East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust cares for 31 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 14th Apr 2023, 13:54 BST
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust was caring for 31 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of last Wednesday, figures show.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust was caring for 31 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of last Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on April 12 was down from 37 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 71.

Across England there were 6,428 people in hospital with Covid as of April 12, with 135 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 27%.

The figures also show that 52 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in the week to April 10. This was up from 44 in the previous seven days.