11 more COVID-19 admissions at Altnagelvin with no ICU beds free

Between Friday and Monday, four women and seven men, were taken into the hospital after becoming ill following a positive SARS-CoV-2 test.

Four were aged 60-69, there were two patients each among the 50-59, 60-69 and 70-79 age cohorts, and one patient was aged between 40 and 49.

In terms of general occupancy 16.85 per cent of beds at Altnagelvin are 'COVID-19 occupied', 78.09 per cent are 'other occupied' and the hospital is operating at 100 per cent capacity: 5.06 per cent are 'awaiting admission' according to the latest data.

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Six of eleven (54.55%) ICU beds at Altnagelvin are being used to treat COVID-19 patients; five (45.45%) are occupied by patients with other conditions, and there are no free, staffed ICU beds at the hospital.

Three ICU patients in total are being ventilated - one is a COVID-19 patient and two are non-COVID-19 patients.

In total 88 people were being treated as confirmed coronavirus inpatients in Western Trust hospitals at midnight on Sunday.