University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust cares for 53 Covid-19 patients in hospital

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust was caring for 53 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Federica Bedendo, Data Reporter
Published 17th Sep 2021, 10:41 BST
Updated 17th Sep 2021, 10:44 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 53 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 September 14 was up from 41 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 increased by 20 in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 33.

Across England there were 6,344 people in hospital with Covid as of September 14, with 888 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 17% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 8%.

The figures also show that 53 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in the week to September 12. This was up from 49 in the previous seven days.