Forth Valley COVID-19 hospital patients have doubled from 2020's first wave peak

The number of people being treated for COVID-19 in Forth Valley at the moment is now double the amount reached during the height of the first wave of the pandemic last year.
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According to Public Health Scotland statistics the number of hospital patients with COVID-19 in the Forth Valley area yesterday totalled 140 with eight people in ICU – this compares to the high of 65 hospital patients in the area at the start of April last year, when the first wave of the pandemic hit.

There were 89 new positive tests, bringing the total number of positive cases in Forth Valley to 8218.

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Falkirk had 47 new cases to bring the area’s total to 4309, while Clackmannanshire totalled 1601 and Stirling has 2302 COVID-19 cases.

Scottish Government figures show the number of people in the NHS Forth Valley area being treated for COVID-19 at the moment is now double the amount reached during the height  of the first wave of the pandemic last year.Scottish Government figures show the number of people in the NHS Forth Valley area being treated for COVID-19 at the moment is now double the amount reached during the height  of the first wave of the pandemic last year.
Scottish Government figures show the number of people in the NHS Forth Valley area being treated for COVID-19 at the moment is now double the amount reached during the height of the first wave of the pandemic last year.

According to Public Health Scotland figures, NHS Forth Valley experienced its highest ever daily positive COVID-19 cases on January 6, 2021 with 155 – this followed figures of 127 for December 30, 2020 and 121 on December 29, 2020.

An NHS Forth Valley spokesperson said: “Our hospitals remain very busy as we continue to see an increase in the number of people admitted with COVID-19 and other serious health conditions.

“Once admitted patients with Covid-19 often need to be in hospital for several weeks. There are currently more than 130 people with COVID-19 being treated in local hospitals which is more than double the number at the peak of the first wave.”

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Dr Graham Foster, NHS Forth Valley’s director of public health, said: “Since the arrival of the new COVID-19 variant at the end of December 2020 we have seen a big rise in the number of cases in our local communities. Although the rates across Forth Valley have started to show some signs of improvement we are continuing to see community transmission and around 70 to 100 new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in Forth Valley each day.

“It is really important people follow the national advice to stay at home to help avoid further spread. The COVID-19 vaccination programme is ramping up but even if you have been vaccinated you may still spread the virus so you must keep following the FACTs guidance.”