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

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Trust was caring for nine patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Sunday, 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 with Covid-19 by 8am on January 7 was up from four on the same day the previous week.

Across England there were 4,123 people in hospital with Covid as of January 7.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 36% in the last four weeks.

The figures also show six new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust in the week to January 5.