Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust is now treating more patients with coronavirus than it was at the peak of the first wave, the medical director has said.
Writing on Twitter, Dr Tristan Cope said: “Sadly we are now treating more patients in hospital with Covid-19 @LivHospitals than we did in April at the peak of the first wave and numbers continue to rise. So important that people in #liverpool and @LivCityRegion adhere to social distancing restrictions.
“Treating so many Covid patients in addition to usual acute and emergency care of patients with non-Covid conditions puts a huge strain on @LivHospitals staff. Thank you to all our staff for their incredible hard work and dedication in dealing with this very difficult situation.
“We can all help reduce that pressure by doing the right thing and taking some very simple measures: washing our hands frequently, keeping our distance from others from outside our household and wearing face coverings in indoor settings.”
Yesterday SAGE experts said the peak of the second wave in the North of the country could be four to six weeks away - and would come weeks later in other parts of the country, potentially coinciding with Christmas.
