South Tyneside and Sunderland Trust cares for 95 Covid-19 patients in hospital

South Tyneside and Sunderland Trust was caring for 95 coronavirus patients 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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland Trust was caring for 95 coronavirus patients 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 up from 86 on the same day the previous week.

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There were 66 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in South Tyneside and Sunderland 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 65 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 26. This was up from 59 in the previous seven days.