United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for seven patients with Covid-19 in hospital

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for seven 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 June 18 was down from eight on the same day the previous week.

Across England there were 1,866 people in hospital with Covid as of June 18. The number of hospital patients with Covid-19 decreased 24% in the past two 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 June 16.

Due to changes with how the NHS records admissions, monthly comparisons are not available.