Manchester University Trust cares for 260 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Manchester University Trust was caring for 260 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Katie Williams, Data Reporter
Published 25th Mar 2022, 10:52 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.

Manchester University Trust was caring for 260 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 March 22 was up from 225 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 7% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 244.

Across England there were 13,060 people in hospital with Covid as of March 22, with 269 of them in mechanical ventilation beds – including four at Manchester University Trust.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 46% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 5%.

The figures also show that 178 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Manchester University Trust in the week to March 20. This was up from 139 in the previous seven days.