The proportion of severely ill Covid-19 patients needing to be hooked up to ventilators has more than halved since the peak of the pandemic in the spring, figures reveal. Twenty-six per cent of intensive care patients received invasive ventilation up to 24 hours after being admitted to hospital last month. Twenty-six per cent of intensive care patients received invasive ventilation up to 24 hours after being admitted to hospital last month. The North West and Midlands have seen the most patients admitted to critical care since September 1, at 126 and 93. The above flow chart shows the outcomes for 211 Covid-19 patients in UK hospitals.

Source: Daily Mail October 06, 2020 10:54 UTC