Three COVID-19 admissions at Altnagelvin with 14.49% of beds coronavirus occupied
Three people were admitted to Altnagelvin with COVID-19 on over the weekend, with 14.49 per cent of beds at the Derry hospital now occupied by coronavirus patients, according to figures released by the Department of Health on Monday.
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The age ranges of the patients were as follows: 50-59 (one patient) and 60-69 (two patients).
Figures show 69 people were being treated as coronavirus inpatients across all Western Trust hospitals at midnight on Sunday.
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Hide AdSix (60%) out of ten ICU beds at Altnagelvin were occupied by patients with COVID-19; four (40%) were occupied by non-COVID-19 patients; and no beds were free.
Five patients were being ventilated - four were COVID-19 patients.
In terms of general occupancy 14.49% of beds at Altnagelvin were ‘COVID-19 occupied’, 75.28% were ‘other occupied’ and the hospital was 10.80% over capacity; 10.23% were ‘awaiting admission.’