One COVID admission at Altnagelvin with one in seven beds occupied by SARS-CoV-2 patients
A man in his 40s was the only person admitted to Altnagelvin with COVID-19 on Thursday though one in seven beds at the Derry hospital are now occupied by coronavirus patients, according to figures released by the Department of Health this afternoon.
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Figures show 71 people were being treated as coronavirus inpatients across all Western Trust hospitals at midnight on Thursday.
Five (50%) out of nine ICU beds at Altnagelvin were occupied by patients with COVID-19; four (40%) were occupied by non-COVID-19 patients; and one bed (10%) was free.
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In terms of general occupancy 14.20% of beds at Altnagelvin were ‘COVID-19 occupied’, 74.15% were ‘other occupied’ and the hospital was 11.93% over capacity; 11.65% were ‘awaiting admission.’