South Tyneside and Sunderland Trust cares for 106 Covid-19 patients in hospital

South Tyneside and Sunderland Trust was caring for 106 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 November 2 was down from 132 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 3% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 109.

Across England there were 7,296 people in hospital with Covid as of November 2, with 175 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 10%.

The figures also show that 37 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 31. This was down from 69 in the previous seven days.