United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for one patient with Covid-19 in hospital

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for one patient 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 August 13 was down from seven on the same day the previous week.

Across England there were 2,345 people in hospital with Covid as of August 13.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has more than doubled in the last four weeks.

The figures also show that nine new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to August 11.