Northern Care Alliance Trust cares for 73 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Northern Care Alliance Trust was caring for 73 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 20th Jan 2023, 11:18 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.

Northern Care Alliance Trust was caring for 73 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on January 18 was down from 87 on the same day the previous week.

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There were 90 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 6,299 people in hospital with Covid as of January 18, with 146 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 27% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 16%.

The figures also show that 41 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in the week to January 16. This was down from 65 in the previous seven days.