Pennine Care Trust cares for one Covid-19 patient in hospital

Pennine Care Trust was caring for one coronavirus patient 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.

Pennine Care Trust was caring for one coronavirus patient 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 down from two on the same day the previous week.

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There were no beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Pennine Care 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 two new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 26. This was the same number as in the previous seven days.