COVID deaths still rising

ROYAL BOROUGH: New COVID-19 cases in Windsor and Maidenhead are on the decline as the effects of the latest lockdown begin to come into play, but deaths are rising.

In the seven days from Wednesday, January 13 to Tuesday, January 19, 594 people tested positive for coronavirus, 264, or 30 per cent, fewer than the previous seven days.

The number of deaths, however, nearly doubled in the same period, up from 18 to 34.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust also has a huge demand for beds from COVID-19 patients, according to the latest NHS figures.

Data released from NHS England shows the trust had 609 people with the virus occupying beds across its three hospitals – Wexham Park, Heatherwood and Frimley Park in Surrey – as of Tuesday, January 12, 12 per cent higher than the from the 542 people in hospital with COVID-19 on January 5.