Sussex Community Trust cares for five Covid-19 patients in hospital

Sussex Community Trust was caring for five coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Sussex Community Trust was caring for five 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 up from one on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 50% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 10.

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 five new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 7. This was up from two in the previous seven days.