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.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on August 9 was in line with the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 36% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 11.

Across England there were 8,624 people in hospital with Covid as of August 9, with 233 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 37% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 12%.

The figures also show that seven new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 7. This was down from nine in the previous seven days.