University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust cares for 50 Covid-19 patients in hospital
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust was caring for 50 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 19 on the same day the previous week.
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Hide AdThe number of beds at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 57% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 117.
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 77 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in the week to March 6. This was up from 29 in the previous seven days.