10 people with coronavirus were in hospital in Cornwall last week

That is according to figures as of last Tuesday

Author: Federica Bedendo, Data Reporter Published 23rd Nov 2020

It has been revealed that there were 10 people in hospital with coronavirus in Cornwall last week.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for six coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, NHS England figures show.

The data shows that the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on November 17th was up from four on the same day the previous week.

There were three beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

Meantime the Cornwall Partnership Trust was caring for four coronavirus patients in hospital - up from three on the same day the previous week.

There was one bed occupied by a Covid-19 patient four weeks ago in Cornwall Partnership Trust.

Across England there were 14,411 people in hospital with Covid as of November 17, with 1,228 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The numbers of Covid-19 patients being hospitalised and those on mechanical ventilators have more than doubled in the last four weeks across England.

The figures also show that 10 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to November 15. This was up from five in the previous seven days.

The Government has implemented a second lockdown for England, which is due to be in place until December 2.

With trials for new vaccines showing promise, preparations are starting for mass vaccination centres to be set up across the country.

You can find the source data here and here.