Royal Free London Trust cares for 116 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

Royal Free London Trust was caring for 116 patients with coronavirus 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 with Covid-19 by 8am on March 1 was down from 123 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 12% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 104.

Across England there were 7,507 people in hospital with Covid as of March 1, with 175 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 29%.

The figures also show that 37 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to February 27. This was down from 58 in the previous seven days.