South London and Maudsley Trust cares for three patients with Covid-19 in hospital

South London and Maudsley Trust was caring for three patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on February 22 was down from four on the same day the previous week.

There were no beds occupied by patients with Covid-19 four weeks ago in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 8,015 people in hospital with Covid as of February 22, with 164 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 42% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 30%.

The figures also show that four new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in the week to February 20. This was the same number as in the previous seven days.