Royal Free London Trust cares for 132 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Royal Free London Trust was caring for 132 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on December 28 was up from 128 on the same day the previous week.

There were 60 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 9,459 people in hospital with Covid as of December 28, with 209 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 91% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 63%.

The figures also show that 78 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 26. This was up from 54 in the previous seven days.