AQW 10405/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
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.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 17 November 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 17 November 2020
- Answer due by
- 2 December 2020
- Answered
- 1 December 202014 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
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.