University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust cares for 39 Covid-19 patients in hospital

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust was caring for 39 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Federica Bedendo, Data Reporter
Published 13th Aug 2021, 11:11 BST
Updated 13th Aug 2021, 11:13 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.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust was caring for 39 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 August 10 was down from 42 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 more than doubled in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 18.

Across England there were 5,096 people in hospital with Covid as of August 10, with 782 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally increased by 72% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 66%.

The figures also show that 47 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 8. This was down from 64 in the previous seven days.