Health bosses brief the media on the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Covid situation.
Hospitals
- We have seen 100 admissions in the seven days to 7 November, which compares to 86 in the previous 7-day period
- We had 186 beds occupied by Covid+ patients on 9th November, this compares to 160 beds on 2nd November
- Of those 186 beds, 10% (20 beds) were mechanically ventilated and in the most critical condition
- In the week from 3-9 November there were 12 deaths, which compares to 18 the previous week
*Sherwood Forest Hospitals, Nottingham University Hospitals and Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust
Amanda Sullivan, accountable officer for the NHS in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire said:
“We had 186 people in out hospitals last week compared to 160 the week before, so you can see just a slight rise, this is equal to two-thirds of the number we had in Wave 1.’
‘In addition we have more people coming forward with health problems, problems that were stored up through the earlier waves of the pandemic. There are also winter viruses in circulation that are adding to the pressures. So as we go into the winter months it’s more important than ever that you boost your immunity.’
Jonathan Gribbin, Director of Public Health for Nottinghamshire said at a media briefing today Friday 12 November:
“The present reality I want to describe for Nottinghamshire is one where we see dozens and dozens of people needing to be admitted to our local hospitals for treatment that relates to Covid,” he stressed.
“Covid is still a serious health hazard for people in Nottinghamshire.
“Alongside that, it is driven by hundreds of people across Nottinghamshire testing positive each day for coronavirus. We still remain very much in the heat of the pandemic.
“In many ways it’s our local NHS and care system that are at the heart of the furnace with a high degree of strain and pressure.
“That follows on from 18 months of strain and pressure. With winter ahead it is vital we continue to do what we can to protect ourselves and our local NHS.”
Lucy Hubber, Public Health director for Nottingham, said the city was “relatively stable” at 240 cases per 100,000 people.
General Practice
- Latest data shows that in September there were 548,322 GP appointments with 60 per cent of these being face-to-face and 49 per cent of patients being seen the same day or next.
Vaccinations
- Latest figures (8 December – 7 November) show in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire 1,442,457 first and second dose vaccines have been administered. This means that 81.9 per cent of over 18s have now received 2 doses.
- 59.1 per cent of 18-29-year-olds have had two doses.
- 88.7 per cent of those aged 30 and over have had two doses.
- 33 per cent of 12-15-year-olds in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have had one dose of the vaccine.