Rise in people being treated for Covid in hospital in Southampton University Hospital Southampton Trust was caring for 19 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show. NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on July 20 was up from 13 on the same day the previous week. There were five beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. Across England there were 3,894 people in hospital with Covid as of July 20, with 544 of them in mechanical ventilation beds. The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally almost trebled in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators more than doubled, increasing by 140%.
TWO patients with coronavirus have died in Hampshire. Data released on July 16 by NHS England has revealed that two more patients have died in the county. The two deaths were recorded at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust on July 12 and July 14. It brings the Trust s total to 916 deaths. No other deaths have been recorded across the rest of the county s Trusts. University Hospital Southampton has recorded a total of 484 deaths and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust stays at 439 deaths. Solent NHS Trust and Southern Health NHS Trust have also recorded 15 and 58 deaths respectively since the start of the pandemic.
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OVER 90 patients at University Hospital Southampton benefitted as a result of an organ donation in the past year putting the trust among the UK’s top performers. Figures released by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) show that 33 patients have donated over 90 organs with the support of their families and clinicians at University Hospital Southampton in the last year. This makes the trust the third highest performing centre in the country despite the challenges of the pandemic. This comes after NHSBT’s annual Transplant Activity Report also revealed a steady increase in support for organ donations across the UK. The report shows 69 per cent of families gave consent when asked about organ donation, however, total organ donation decreased due to the impact of the pandemic on services.
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