Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Trust cares for nine Covid-19 patients in hospital

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Trust was caring for nine coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 29th Apr 2022, 11:25 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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Trust was caring for nine 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 April 26 was up from five on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 67% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 27.

Across England there were 11,320 people in hospital with Covid as of April 26, with 276 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 27% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 15%.

The figures also show that seven new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust in the week to April 24. This was up from five in the previous seven days.