The Christie Trust cares for five patients with Covid-19 in hospital

The Christie Trust was caring for five patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Published 3rd Mar 2023, 11:06 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 five patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on March 1 was up from two on the same day the previous week.

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

Across England there were 7,507 people in hospital with Covid as of March 1, with 175 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 29%.

The figures also show that five new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in the week to February 27. This was up from four in the previous seven days.