London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust cares for 78 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 10th Mar 2023, 11:01 BST
File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.
File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust was caring for 78 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust was caring for 78 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on March 8 was up from 58 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 70.

Across England there were 7,655 people in hospital with Covid as of March 8, with 166 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 20% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 42%.

The figures also show that 67 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in the week to March 6. This was up from 46 in the previous seven days.