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

The Christie Trust was caring for six coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 30th Dec 2022, 12:33 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 six 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 December 28 was up from four on the same day the previous week.

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There was one bed occupied by a Covid-19 patient four weeks ago in The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 9,459 people in hospital with Covid as of December 28, with 209 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 91% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 63%.

The figures also show that four new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 26. This was down from nine in the previous seven days.