Two COVID-19 admissions in Derry; coronavirus occupancy 8.73%
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Their age ranges were as follows: 40-49 (one patient) and 50-59 (one patient).
According to the latest Department of Health figures 60 people were being treated as coronavirus inpatients across all Western Trust hospitals at midnight on Thursday.
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Hide AdFour (40%) out of ten ICU beds were occupied by patients with COVID-19; five (50%) were occupied by non-COVID-19 patients; and one (10%) bed was free.
Three patients were being ventilated - all were COVID-19 patients.
In terms of general occupancy 8.73% of beds at Altnagelvin were ‘COVID-19 occupied’, 84.79% were ‘other occupied’ and the hospital was 3.94% over capacity; 6.48% were ‘awaiting admission.’
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