Stockport Trust cares for 55 Covid-19 patients in hospital
Stockport Trust was caring for 55 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 July 19 was down from 69 on the same day the previous week.
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Hide AdThe number of beds at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 more than doubled in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 22.
Across England there were 13,837 people in hospital with Covid as of July 19, with 318 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has more than doubled in the last four weeks, as has the number on mechanical ventilators.
The figures also show that 69 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in the week to July 17. This was down from 79 in the previous seven days.