hospitals were at breaking point last night after a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases.At least one has no spare beds while another entire region said it is nearing 100 per cent capacity.The number of people in hospital with coronavirus is now higher than during the peak of the first wave last April.At University Hospital Wishaw, in Lanarkshire, there are no beds available.NHS Lanarkshire is dealing with more coronavirus patients than at any point since the pandemic began.As of 8am on Monday, 288 patients were being treated for the virus in its hospitals, including 103 in Wishaw.
Coronavirus cases account for almost a quarter of the hospital’s 420 beds.Across NHS Lanarkshire on Monday, hospitals were running at 96 per cent capacity with.