Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust cares for three Covid-19 patients in hospital

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS 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 May 24 was down from eight on the same day the previous week.

There were no beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.

Across England there were 4,639 people in hospital with Covid as of May 24, with 142 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 59% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 49%.

The figures also show that seven new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust in the week to May 22. This was down from 15 in the previous seven days.