One COVID-19 admission in Derry; coronavirus occupancy 9.86%

According to the latest Department of Health figures 56 people were being treated as coronavirus inpatients across all Western Trust hospitals at midnight on Tuesday.

Two (22.22%) out of nine ICU beds were occupied by patients with COVID-19; seven (77.78%) were occupied by non-COVID-19 patients; and no beds were free.

Four patients were being ventilated - two were COVID-19 patients.

In terms of general occupancy 9.86% of beds at Altnagelvin were ‘COVID-19 occupied’, 83.10% were ‘other occupied’ and the hospital was 5.35% over capacity; 7.04% were ‘awaiting admission.’