Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city Around two-thirds of Covid patients at Salford Royal are not fully vaccinated.
Of the 50 Covid patients at the hospital, eight of which are in critical care, between 30 and 35 pc have received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
The number of people being hospitalised because of Covid has risen, but not at the same speed as the infection rate which is now starting to 'stabilise'. READ MORE: 'Unprecedented' pressure at hospitals hit by staff shortages and rising demand In the first wave of the pandemic last year, the average age of Covid patients at Salford Royal Hospital was around 73 years old – now, the average age is 50.