The Christie Trust cares for 25 Covid-19 patients in hospital

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 8th Apr 2022, 10:32 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.
The Christie Trust was caring for 25 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

The Christie Trust was caring for 25 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 April 5 was up from 17 on the same day the previous week.

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There were four beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 16,552 people in hospital with Covid as of April 5, with 319 of them in mechanical ventilation beds – though none were at The Christie Trust.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 80% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 32%.

The figures also show that 17 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in The Christie Trust in the week to April 3. This was down from 20 in the previous seven days.