North Bristol NHS Trust cares for 48 Covid-19 patients in hospital

North Bristol NHS Trust was caring for 48 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 11th Mar 2022, 11:55 BST
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

North Bristol NHS Trust was caring for 48 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on March 8 was up from 42 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at North Bristol NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 13% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 55.

Across England there were 9,176 people in hospital with Covid as of March 8, with 242 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 20% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 37%.

The figures also show that 79 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in North Bristol NHS Trust in the week to March 6. This was up from 70 in the previous seven days.