Coronavirus outbreak in an NHS hospital may have killed at least 18 patients, bosses admit
A CORONAVIRUS outbreak in an NHS hospital may have killed at least 18 people, an investigation has found.
Medical Director Dr William Oldfield said: "During the investigation we identified 31 patients who have sadly passed away having contracted Coronavirus infection whilst they were an inpatient in the hospital."To our profound regret, in 18 of these patients the infection may have contributed to their death. We are deeply sorry for this.
"There are a number of factors which may have contributed, these include; the size and layout of the hospital, the number and configuration of beds, relatively small team sizes and the need to move staff between wards to provide safe staffing levels, and the presence of both staff and patients who were asymptomatic but tested positive for COVID-19.
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