Two more Altnagelvin COVID-19 admissions as WHSCT virus inpatient level falls to lowest point since October 7

At midnight on Wednesday 49 people were being treated as coronavirus inpatients across Western Trust hospitals. This is as low as it has been since October 7.

Five of 16 (31.25%) ICU beds at Altnagelvin were being used to treat COVID-19 patients; five (31.25%) were occupied by patients with other conditions and six (37.5%) were free.

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Four ICU patients in total were being ventilated - three were COVID-19 patients and one non-COVID-19 patient.

In terms of general occupancy 8.26% of beds at Altnagelvin were ‘COVID-19 occupied’, 83.19% were ‘other occupied’ and the hospital had 2.06% capacity left in the system: 6.49% were ‘awaiting admission.’