Two COVID-19 admissions in Derry; Altnagelvin at capacity
Two people were admitted to Altnagelvin with COVID-19 over the weekend, according to the latest data from the Department of Health.
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Their age ranges were as follows: 40-49 (one patient) and 70-79 (one patient).
According to the latest Department of Health figures 61 people were being treated as coronavirus inpatients across all Western Trust hospitals at midnight on Sunday.
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Hide AdFive (50%) out of ten ICU beds were occupied by patients with COVID-19; five (50%) were occupied by non-COVID-19 patients; and no beds were free.
Four patients were being ventilated - three were COVID-19 patients.
In terms of general occupancy 8.43% of beds at Altnagelvin were ‘COVID-19 occupied’, 87.08% were ‘other occupied’ and the hospital was at capacity; 4.49% were ‘awaiting admission.’