Covid patient numbers fall at QEH
They're down by more than half
Last updated 28th Mar 2021
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, Trust was caring for six 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 23 March was down from 13 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 92% in the last four weeks - 28 days ago, there were 78.
Across England there were 4,245 people in hospital with Covid as of March 23, with 647 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 69% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 67%.
The figures also show that seven new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust in the week to 21 March. This was down from 10 in the previous seven days.