Alder Hey Children's Trust cares for three Covid-19 patients in hospital

Alder Hey Children's Trust was caring for three coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Katie Williams, Data Reporter
Published 23rd Dec 2022, 09:39 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.

Alder Hey Children's Trust was caring for three coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows no people were being treated in hospital for Covid-19 at 8am on December 14.

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There were two beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 8,643 people in hospital with Covid as of December 21, with 174 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 88% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 49%.

The figures also show that 11 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 19. This was up from three in the previous seven days.