A Nottinghamshire hospital trust reported that patients in hospital with coronavirus reached a five-month high. Sherwood Forest Hospitals, the trust which runs King's Mill, Newark and Mansfield Community hospitals, recorded a five month high. On Tuesday, October 4, 96 Covid patients were using beds - the most since April 28.
While the number of Covid patients occupying beds at Nottingham hospitals hit a two month high, as infection rates grow nationally. There were 178 patients with the virus using beds at City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre on Monday, October 3 - the highest since July 19. The statistics relate to patients who were admitted to hospitals with coronavirus and others who tested positive for covid in hospital after being admitted for a different reason.
According to the Office for National Statistics, an estimated 1.1million people in private households tested positive for Covid, which covered the seven days up to September 17 in England, and up to September 30 in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It has led to public health officials in Nottinghamshire issuing advice, as the NHS prepares for a combination of Covid and flu this winter.
