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

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Trust was caring for seven 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 June 28 was down from eight on the same day the previous week.

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

Across England there were 8,120 people in hospital with Covid as of June 28, with 205 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 101% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 72%.

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 June 26. This was up from three in the previous seven days.