Whiston Hospital edges closer to 300 Covid patients as exhausted staff battle on THE number of Covid inpatients at Whiston Hospital could go “significantly beyond” current levels unless everything is done to get the virus under control, its medical director has warned. Senior figures within St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been appealing to the public with increasing frequency in recent weeks, as exhausted staff continue to battle a relentless wave of Covid patients. Whiston Hospital currently has 284 inpatients with Covid-19, up from 274 on Friday, according to a trust spokesman. To put that into context, in April 2020, the busiest period up until now, the highest number of inpatients was 153.
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Tributes to NHS staff and care workers who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic. (PA) At least 220 NHS staff and care workers have been identified after dying with coronavirus. The figure is likely to be higher than those identified in the list as the country endures a third national lockdown amid a rapid increase in coronavirus cases across the UK. Through tributes from loved ones and confirmation through sources such as local NHS trusts and other authorities, the PA news agency has confirmed the names of health and social care workers who have died after contracting Covid-19 since March 11 2020. This chronological list contains people who were working in roles shortly before their deaths where they were likely to come into contact with patients.