Manchester University Trust cares for 159 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Manchester University Trust was caring for 159 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Joanna Morris, Data Reporter
Published 27th Aug 2021, 11:12 BST
Updated 27th Aug 2021, 11:14 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.

Manchester University Trust was caring for 159 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 24 was up from 141 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 12% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 142.

Across England there were 5,911 people in hospital with Covid as of August 24, with 857 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 14% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 16%.

The figures also show that 127 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 22. This was up from 107 in the previous seven days.