Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Trust cares for 11 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Trust was caring for 11 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 26 was up from 10 on the same day the previous week.

There were seven beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 12,113 people in hospital with Covid as of July 26, with 290 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 49% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 41%.

The figures also show that four new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust in the week to July 24. This was down from 11 in the previous seven days.