Covid patient numbers fall at QEH in King's Lynn
They're down week-on-week
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, Trust was caring for 13 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday (16 March).
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am was down from 17 on the same day the previous week.
The number of beds at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 89% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 121.
Across England there were 5,664 people in hospital with Covid as of 16 March, with 882 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 67% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 64%.
The figures also show that 10 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust in the week to 14 March. This was down from 17 in the previous seven days.