Northern Care Alliance Trust cares for 94 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Northern Care Alliance Trust was caring for 94 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 October 26 was down from 111 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 14% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 109.

Across England there were 9,131 people in hospital with Covid as of October 26, with 222 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 30% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 39%.

The figures also show that 37 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 24. This was down from 54 in the previous seven days.