Six covid patients at QEH in King's Lynn

The number has fallen

Author: Tommy Lumby, Data ReporterPublished 22nd May 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 May 18 was down from eight on the same day the previous week.

There were three beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 749 people in hospital with Covid as of May 18, with 114 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 55% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 58%.

The figures also show that five new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust in the week to May 16. This was the same number as in the previous seven days.

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