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

Sussex Community Trust was caring for four coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 8th Jul 2022, 10:56 BST
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Sussex Community Trust was caring for four 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 July 5 was down from five on the same day the previous week.

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There were five beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 11,049 people in hospital with Covid as of July 5, with 229 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has more than doubled in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 97%.

The figures also show that two new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust in the week to July 3. This was down from five in the previous seven days.