St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 163 Covid-19 patients in hospital
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 163 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on April 5 was up from 143 on the same day the previous week.
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Hide AdThe number of beds at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 more than doubled in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 57.
Across England there were 16,552 people in hospital with Covid as of April 5, with 319 of them in mechanical ventilation beds – including four at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 80% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 32%.
The figures also show that 104 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to April 3. This was down from 106 in the previous seven days.