Pennine Care Trust cares for nine Covid-19 patients in hospital
Pennine Care Trust was caring for nine 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 March 22 was up from two on the same day the previous week.
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Hide AdThere were eight beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Across England there were 13,060 people in hospital with Covid as of March 22, with 269 of them in mechanical ventilation beds – though none were at Pennine Care Trust.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 46% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 5%.
The figures also show that nine new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Pennine Care Trust in the week to March 20. This was up from two in the previous seven days.