Last night a long serving professor of intensive care in London said it was "extremely likely' that the 1,000 figure would be reached. “Most will recover but they will tie up intensive care bed sometimes for weeks. Barts, London's largest health trust, is now treating 19 Covid patients in intensive care at the Royal London Hospital compared to seven at the end of June. (Image: Adam Gerrard / Sunday Mirror)The specialist Covid ICU at Barts was closed in spring when the number of intensive care patients fell to fewer than five. Anaesthetist Parjam Zolfaghari tweeted: "On the eve of reopening the Royal London Hospital Covid ICU, we thank the 1000+ staff who came and worked to look after our patients.

Source: Daily Mirror July 19, 2021 14:20 UTC