Central and North West London Trust cares for 15 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Central and North West London Trust was caring for 15 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 Aug-31 was up from 10 on the same day the previous week.

There were two beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 6,293 people in hospital with Covid as of Aug-31, with 879 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally rose by 23% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators increased by 13%.

The figures also show that 10 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to Aug-29.