Guy's and St Thomas' Trust cares for 40 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Guy's and St Thomas' Trust was caring for 40 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

Guy's and St Thomas' Trust was caring for 40 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 26 was up from 38 on the same day the previous week.

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There were 33 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 9,131 people in hospital with Covid as of October 26, with 222 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 30% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 39%.

The figures also show that five new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 24. This was the same number as in the previous seven days.