St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 84 Covid-19 patients in hospital

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 84 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Joanna Morris, Data Reporter
Published 5th Nov 2021, 10:56 BST
Updated 5th Nov 2021, 10:57 BST

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 84 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 up from 47 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 91% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 44.

Across England there were 7,510 people in hospital with Covid as of November 2, with 859 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 50% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 30%.

The figures also show that 58 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to October 31. This was up from 46 in the previous seven days.