Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust cares for 70 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust was caring for 70 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 8th Jul 2022, 10:56 GMT
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.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust was caring for 70 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 July 5 was up from 37 on the same day the previous week.

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There were eight beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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    Across England there were 11,049 people in hospital with Covid as of July 5, with 229 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

    The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has more than doubled in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 97%.

    The figures also show that 59 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to July 3. This was up from 48 in the previous seven days.