Royal Free London Trust cares for 142 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Royal Free London Trust was caring for 142 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Royal Free London Trust was caring for 142 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.

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The number of beds at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 24% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 188.

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 54 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 7. This was down from 63 in the previous seven days.