By Coronavirus update from Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Doncaster Royal Infirmary have released an update, stating that the hospital now has just five coronavirus patients in its care.
As of 5pm yesterday evening, the trust has five patients at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, and one at Bassetlaw Hospital.
Since the start of the pandemic they have cared for 733 inpatients.
Almost 500 have been safely discharged.
Around 250 deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in Doncaster.
In a statement released yesterday a spokesperson for the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said:
“The number of new infections remain mercifully low for the time being, with our last confirmed case coming last Thursday – however, we still need to all do our bit, stay alert, stay sensible, and help to kick the disease out of Doncaster and Bassetlaw.
“Please do all you can to support to our team – stay at home, protect the NHS and help us beat Covid-19.”
Dr Rupert Suckling, Director of Public Health in Doncaster, urged people in Doncaster, added:
“Everyone should continue to follow all the safety guidance in place to ensure we slow the spread of COVID-19.
“It’s important to remember to stick to the safety measures in place to ensure we slow the spread of the virus.”
The trust have also raised a fantastic £25k to create a memorial garden at the Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Bassetlaw Hospital sites.
These will be created in memory of all the local people who have sadly lost their life to the virus, including beloved hospital colleagues Kevin Smith and Dr Medhat Atalla.
Our new banners are in place at Bassetlaw Hospital & DRI raising awareness of our Rainbow Gardens appeal set up to create memorial gardens to remember those we have lost to Covid-19 across our communities including our two colleagues ➡️ https://t.co/KwbjJmSsRY pic.twitter.com/xeGlv44LN6
— DBTH Trust (@DBH_NHSFT) August 14, 2020
The current rate of new cases in Doncaster is 2.9% per 100,000 people.
This is down from 4.5% the previous week.
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