University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust cares for 49 Covid-19 patients in hospital

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust was caring for 49 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Joanna Morris, Data Reporter
Published 22nd Oct 2021, 10:07 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 49 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 October 19 was up from 45 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 remained unchanged compared to four weeks ago.

Across England there were 6,099 people in hospital with Covid as of October 19, with 733 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 10% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 5%.

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 October 17. This was up from 44 in the previous seven days.