The Royal Marsden Trust cares for seven Covid-19 patients in hospital

The Royal Marsden Trust was caring for seven coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
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.

The Royal Marsden Trust was caring for seven 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 December 28 was up from four on the same day the previous week.

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There were three beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 9,459 people in hospital with Covid as of December 28, with 209 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 91% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 63%.

The figures also show that eight new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 26. This was up from four in the previous seven days.