University Hospitals Of Derby and Burton Trust cares for 75 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

University Hospitals Of Derby and Burton Trust was caring for 75 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Sunday, 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 with Covid-19 by 8am on October 22 was in line with the same day the previous week.

Across England there were 3,796 people in hospital with Covid as of October 22.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 21% in the last four weeks.

The figures also show 63 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 20.