North Bristol NHS Trust cares for 36 Covid-19 patients in hospital

North Bristol NHS Trust was caring for 36 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 8th Jul 2022, 10:56 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 36 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 July 5 was up from 23 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 more than tripled in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 10.

Across England there were 11,049 people in hospital with Covid as of July 5, with 229 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has more than doubled in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 97%.

The figures also show that 67 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in North Bristol NHS Trust in the week to July 3. This was up from 46 in the previous seven days.