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

The Christie Trust was caring for two 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 February 22 was down from three on the same day the previous week.

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

Across England there were 8,015 people in hospital with Covid as of February 22, with 164 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 42% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 30%.

The figures also show that four new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in the week to February 20. This was down from six in the previous seven days.