NEW statistics have been released today showing just how few patients are now in our local hospitals with Covid.
In January, the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust – which runs the DGH – had 356 patients with Covid.
For the week to April 13, there were only 4.
| NHS Trust | EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Total beds, April 13 | 733 |
| Total beds occupied, week to April 13 | 595 |
| Total beds occupied by Covid patients, week to April 13 | 4 |
| % beds occupied, week to April 13 | 81.2% |
| % beds occupied by Covid patients, week to April 13 | 0.5% |
| Total beds, week to January 12 | 756 |
| Total beds occupied, week to January 12 | 694 |
| Total beds occupied by Covid patients, week to January 12 | 356 |
| % beds occupied, week to January 12 | 91.8% |
| % beds occupied by Covid patients, week to January 12 | 47.1% |