Royal United Hospitals Bath Trust cares for 17 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Royal United Hospitals Bath Trust was caring for 17 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 26th Aug 2022, 11:11 BST

Royal United Hospitals Bath Trust was caring for 17 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 23 was down from 21 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 84% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 108.

Across England there were 6,436 people in hospital with Covid as of August 23, with 135 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 47% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 53%.

The figures also show that 19 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 21. This was up from 14 in the previous seven days.