Covid-19 numbers fall at QEH in King's Lynn
They've dropped 90% in 28 days
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Trust was caring for 17 coronavirus patients in hospital as of last Tuesday (March 9), figures show.
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on Tuesday was down from 41 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 90% in the last four weeks - 28 days ago, there were 167.
Across England there were 7,451 people in hospital with Covid as of March 9, with 1,187 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 66% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 59%.
The figures also show that 17 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust in the week to March 7. This was down from 24 in the previous seven days.