The CEO of Isle of Wight NHS Trust has confirmed today that the hospital are currently treating 51 patients for Coronavirus (Covid-19).
In an interview with Isle of Wight Radio, Maggie Oldham said there were a further nine patients suspected of having Covid-19 too.
Steep rise in admissions
According to the Government’s Covid dashboard (which has a lag) there were 23 patients in hospital as at 30th December.
The steep rise in patients being treated for Covid-19 is putting additional pressure on the hospital, as warned by Ms Oldham last week, which also has 40 staff members with Covid-19 symptoms.
Full interview
You can hear the full interview below
The weekly figures for tests, deaths, age breakdowns etc are due on Wednesday (due to the bank holiday).
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10.05am 5th Jan 2021 – Staff testing positive changed to staff with symptoms
Source: Isle of Wight Radio
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