Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals Trust cares for eight patients with Covid-19 in hospital

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals Trust was caring for eight 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 January 21 was up from one on the same day the previous week.

Across England there were 3,908 people in hospital with Covid as of January 21.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 7% in the last four weeks.

The figures also show that four new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the week to January 19.