WHEREVER there are large numbers of people, the coronavirus risk is greatest. Our hospitals are no exception. New figures have shone a light on Covid-19 impact on Southend, Basildon and Broomfield hospitals, where more than 850 patients are believed to have contracted the virus. NHS statistics, from August 1 and March 21, show 854 people were thought to have been infected with Covid-19 at Mid and South Essex hospitals, while being treated for other conditions. The highest number of such transmissions was recorded in January alone, when 298 people were believed to have been infected in hospital. The three hospitals cared for 6,272 Covid-19 patients between August 1 and March 21 – meaning 14 per cent are thought to have contracted the disease in hospital.
More than 200 people are believed to have contracted Covid-19 in hospital at the trust that runs Andover hospital, figures suggest. Analysis of NHS England data shows that, between August 1 and March 21, 242 people were thought to have been infected with Covid-19 at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which also runs Basingstoke and Winchester hospitals, while being treated in hospital for other conditions. The highest number of such transmissions was recorded in November alone, when 76 people were believed to have been infected in hospital. Hampshire Hospitals Trust cared for 1,518 Covid-19 patients between August 1 and March 21 – meaning 16 per cent are thought to have contracted the disease in hospital.
FIGURES have revealed how many people are thought to have contracted Covid-19 in the district’s hospitals. Analysis of NHS England data shows that, between August 1 last year and March 21, 173 people were thought to have been infected with Covid-19 at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, while being treated in hospital for other conditions. The highest number of such transmissions was recorded in December, when 49 people were believed to have been infected in hospital. Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust cared for 2,145 Covid-19 patients between August 1 and March 21 – meaning eight per cent are thought to have contracted the disease in hospital. This is below the 16 per cent average for all NHS acute trusts across the North East and Yorkshire.
Blackburn hospital coronavirus MORE than 250 people are believed to have contracted the coronavirus in hospital in East Lancashire. The British Medical Association said the NHS was already overstretched before the pandemic and warned bed capacity and staffing must be increased to control the spread of the virus in hospitals. Analysis of NHS England data shows that, between August 1 and March 21, 274 people were thought to have been infected with Covid-19 at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, while being treated in hospital for other conditions. The highest number of such transmissions was recorded in December alone, when 77 people were believed to have been infected in hospital.