The Hillingdon Hospitals Trust cares for 72 Covid-19 patients in hospital

The Hillingdon Hospitals Trust was caring for 72 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 October 5 was up from 56 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 26% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 57.

Across England there were 9,631 people in hospital with Covid as of October 5, with 195 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 98% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 67%.

The figures also show that 40 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 3. This was up from 35 in the previous seven days.