By press Association 2020-
Most hospital trusts have fewer Covid-19 patients than second-wave peak
More than three-quarters of all major hospital trusts in England are currently reporting fewer Covid-19 patients than at their second-wave peak, new analysis shows.
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In some regions, such as eastern and south-east England, all but one trust has dropped below the level seen at the peak of the second wave of the virus.
The proportion of trusts still reporting a record number of Covid-19 patients is slightly higher in north-east and north-west England, however.
The analysis by the PA news agency found that of 140 acute hospital trusts which reported figures for January 26, 122 – or 87% – had fewer Covid-19 patients than at their second-wave peak.
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Among those trusts still reporting a record number of Covid-19 patients are York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (215 patients), University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (185) and the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (165).
The findings are based on data published by NHS England.
As of January 26, 13 of the 14 acute trusts in eastern England were below their second-wave peak, with 18 of 19 in south-east England and 14 of 15 in south-west England.
By contrast the figure for north-west England was 17 of 24, and for north-east England/Yorkshire it was 18 of 22.
For both London and the Midlands the figure was 21 of 23.
Across England as a whole, 30,333 Covid-19 patients were in hospital as of 8am on January 28 – down 9% on the previous week, and the lowest total since January 9
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