North East London Trust cares for three Covid-19 patients in hospital

North East London Trust was caring for three coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

placeholder image — Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on February 1 was up from two on the same day the previous week.

There were six beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in North East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 6,055 people in hospital with Covid as of February 1, with 136 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 35% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 36%.

The figures also show that three new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in North East London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to January 30. This was up from two in the previous seven days.