Four COVID-19 patients in ICU at Altnagelvin

At midnight on Monday there were 76 COVID-19 patients in Western Trust hospitals.

Six people were being treated in ICU at Altnagelvin.

Four of ten (40%) ICU beds at Altnagelvin were being used to treat COVID-19 patients; two (20%) were occupied by patients with other conditions; and four (40%) ICU beds were free.

Three ICU patients in total were being ventilated - one was a COVID-19 patient and two were non-COVID-19 patients.

A breakdown of general occupancy shows 17.98 per cent of beds at Altnagelvin were 'COVID-19 occupied', 71.92 per cent were 'other occupied' and the hospital now has 10.09 per cent capacity left in the system. Nobody was 'awaiting admission'.

There have been no recorded deaths locally since late last week.