Gateshead Health Trust cares for 37 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Gateshead Health Trust was caring for 37 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 30th Sep 2022, 10:41 BST

Gateshead Health Trust was caring for 37 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 September 28 was up from 16 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 6% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 35.

Across England there were 7,024 people in hospital with Covid as of September 28, with 160 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 11%.

The figures also show that 30 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust in the week to September 26. This was up from 12 in the previous seven days.