AQW 10405/17-22


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 17/11/2020
Answered On Date: 01/12/2020
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average length of stay in hospital of a person diagnosed with COVID-19 who required hospital treatment, per weekly admissions, since March 2020.


Answer:
Information on the average length of stay in hospital of patients with COVID-19 by admission week, from March 2020, is detailed in the table below. Please note, patients admitted to hospital for non-COVID-19 reasons but who subsequently test positive are included.
Average (Mean) Length of Stay in Hospital for Admissions with COVID-19 12
Week (Mon-Sun)
No of Covid Admissions
Avg LOS (Days)
02 Mar - 08 Mar
5
45.2
09 Mar - 15 Mar
15
25.3
16 Mar - 22 Mar
46
11.3
23 Mar - 29 Mar
181
12.2
30 Mar - 05 Apr
276
12.9
06 Apr - 12 Apr
206
11.7
13 Apr - 19 Apr
157
13.9
20 Apr - 26 Apr
159
13.0
27 Apr - 03 May
113
13.4
04 May - 10 May
92
12.3
11 May - 17 May
89
11.5
18 May - 24 May
47
14.6
25 May - 31 May
41
12.4
01 Jun - 07 Jun
18
8.8
08 Jun - 14 Jun
22
13.5
15 Jun - 21 Jun
9
9.6
22 Jun - 28 Jun
11
10.5
29 Jun - 05 Jul
6
21.0
06 Jul - 12 Jul
6
19.8
13 Jul - 19 Jul
6
8.0
20 Jul - 26 Jul
6
23.0
27 Jul - 02 Aug
11
10.4
03 Aug - 09 Aug
17
11.4
10 Aug - 16 Aug
13
19.8
17 Aug - 23 Aug
31
23.1
24 Aug - 30 Aug
21
12.3
31 Aug - 06 Sep
19
18.2
07 Sep - 13 Sep
33
22.2
14 Sep - 20 Sep
26
17.5
21 Sep - 27 Sep
64
15.6
28 Sep - 04 Oct
100
15.8
05 Oct - 11 Oct
187
12.5
12 Oct - 18 Oct
269
11.3
19 Oct - 25 Oct
295
9.6
26 Oct - 01 Nov
276
9.5
1 Excludes admissions with a 0 day length of stay and current inpatients.
2 Please note, figures relate to admissions and not individuals, as a person may be admitted more than once.