North Bristol NHS Trust cares for 70 patients with Covid-19 in hospital
North Bristol NHS Trust was caring for 70 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on March 29 was up from 51 on the same day the previous week.
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Hide AdThe 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 23.
Across England there were 7,963 people in hospital with Covid as of March 29, with 192 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 6% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 10%.
The figures also show that 84 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in North Bristol NHS Trust in the week to March 27. This was up from 59 in the previous seven days.