EXCLUSIVE: 'We need to do better' - over 14,000 people died with Covid after catching it in hospital
Over 14,000 people in England and Wales died with Covid after catching the virus in hospital - these were all people who had attended for another reason, be it surgery, cancer treatment, or following an accident
By Kieren Williams, March 16, 2023
"More than 14,000 people in England and Wales died with Covid after catching the virus in hospital.
According to official NHS data in England and Wales, 14,047 Brits died in hospital after they caught the virus following admission, whilst at least 69,337 people caught the virus only after having been admitted.
The data, obtained by the Mirror via FOI, shows the extent to which the virus ran rampant in hospitals throughout the pandemic, claiming lives.
Both figures are the minimum and the reality is likely much higher due to a number of trusts not responding to the FOI or not recording the data.
Data covering from March 2020 until August 2022 at the latest, 94 NHS trusts out of 209 responded to the FOI which showed how deaths cause by hospital acquired Covid surged during winter as hospitals filled up with patients.
The 14,047 people had all gone to hospital for something other than Covid and tested negative on admission."