Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust cares for five Covid-19 patients in hospital

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust was caring for five 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 March 1 was in line with the same day the previous week.

There were three beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.

Across England there were 8,486 people in hospital with Covid as of March 1, with 245 of them in mechanical ventilation beds – though none were at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 34% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 45%.

The figures also show that four new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust in the week to February 27. This was the same number as in the previous seven days.