HOSPITAL chief Simon Constable has praised his under pressure compassionate and caring staff as seven more COVID-19 positive patients sadly died at Warrington Hospital in the past 24 hours.
The latest death toll is an occurrence the hospital has not experienced since April and while the hospital is very close to the April peak during wave 1, Covid-19 admissions may have stabilised, although it is still too early to tell.
Commenting on the latest figures Prof. Constable said: “As of 11am this morning we had a total of 110 inpatients with COVID-19 at WHH – at midday yesterday this number was 116.
“Sadly there have been six more COVID-19 positive patient deaths overnight – an occurrence we have not experienced since April. Fourteen of our COVID-19 patients are in critical care, in addition to a further nine non-COVID-19 patients
in critical care.
“On Monday we reported a total of 109 inpatients with COVID-19. It is possible that our figures have stabilised but it is too early to tell; we are still very close to the April peak of wave 1 but in a very different operational climate to back then. For instance, emergency attendances are about normal for this time of year – they were significantly reduced in the Spring.
“We have commenced routine COVID-19 asymptomatic staff testing, joining 10 other North West Trusts in a 10-day pilot study of all front line staff. This is part of a wider NHS England project to strengthen our efforts to prevent and control the spread of infection and is a key step in supporting our staff and protecting our patients. This is in addition to our in-house symptomatic staff testing offer.
“As always, I remain indebted to our 4,500 staff who continue to deliver such compassionate, excellent patient and colleague care in these most challenging of times.”
*One more patient has sadly died since the statement was issued.
A total of 32 patients have now died at the hospital in the month of October.
Latest figures from Warrington & Halton Hospitals updated Friday 23rd October 2020 – Thursday’s figures in brackets.
Covid-19 positive inpatients 102 (116) – Of which 13 (15) are in ICU
Total number of tests (inpatients/community) cumulative – 29,372 (29,189)
Total tests with a positive result (inpatients/community/died/discharged) cumulative 1,830 (1,809)
Discharges of positive patients (excluding deaths) cumulative 545 (540)
Deaths of Covid-19 positive inpatients cumulative 175 (168)
Meanwhile, 79 (89) new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported which means the total of confirmed cases in Warrington since the start of the pandemic is now 4,792 (4,713).
Cases in Warrington for the last seven days is 730 – 347.6 per 100,000 population.
According to the latest data from Public Health England there have now been 184 (182) deaths in Warrington, 87.6 per 100,000 population.
Across the UK the daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths was 224 (189), taking the total number of deaths to 44,571 (44,347).
The daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases was 20,530 (21,242), taking the total number to 830,998 (810,467).
Across the country, there are 7,706 (7,433) patients currently in hospital and 707 (711) patients in ventilator beds.
To find out more about COVID-19 testing, and to book a test if you have symptoms, visit warrington.gov.uk/get-tested-coronavirus
For the latest COVID-19 guidance for Warrington visit https://www.warrington.gov.uk/coronavirus-latest-guidance
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