Homerton University Hospital Trust cares for 35 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Homerton University Hospital Trust was caring for 35 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

placeholder image — Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on July 5 was up from 30 on the same day the previous week.

There were five beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 11,049 people in hospital with Covid as of July 5, with 229 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has more than doubled in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 97%.

The figures also show that 38 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to July 3. This was the same number as in the previous seven days.