East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust cares for 53 patients with Covid-19 in hospital
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust was caring for 53 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on February 8 was up from 36 on the same day the previous week.
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Hide AdThe number of beds at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 40.
Across England there were 6,382 people in hospital with Covid as of February 8, with 117 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 18% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 36%.
The figures also show that 66 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in the week to February 6. This was up from 36 in the previous seven days.