Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust cares for 31 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 24th Feb 2023, 14:12 BST
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 31 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was caring for 31 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 22 was up from 24 on the same day the previous week.

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There were seven beds occupied by patients with Covid-19 four weeks ago in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

Across England there were 8,015 people in hospital with Covid as of February 22, with 164 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 42% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 30%.

The figures also show that 25 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in the week to February 20. This was down from 27 in the previous seven days.