West London NHS Trust cares for four Covid-19 patients in hospital

By Federica Bedendo, Data Reporter
Published 13th Aug 2021, 11:11 BST
Updated 13th Aug 2021, 11:16 BST
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.
West London NHS Trust was caring for four coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

West London NHS Trust was caring for four 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 10 was in line with the same day the previous week.

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There were no beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in West London NHS Trust.

Across England there were 5,096 people in hospital with Covid as of August 10, with 782 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally increased by 72% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 66%.

The figures also show that six new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in West London NHS Trust in the week to August 8. This was up from four in the previous seven days.