University College London Hospitals Trust was caring for 49 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
University College London Hospitals Trust was caring for 49 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on April 19 was down from 54 on the same day the previous week.
The number of beds at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 65.
Across England there were 5,590 people in hospital with Covid as of April 19, with 118 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 33% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 31%.
The figures also show that 15 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the week to April 17. This was up from eight in the previous seven days.