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Number of covid patients receiving treatment at the Royal Alexandra Hospital hits record high
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More people are being treated for Covid-19 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital than ever, as new test and vaccine centres are rolled out across Renfrewshire.As of Friday, there were 200 covid patients at the Paisley hospital, surpassing the peak in hospital admissions last April.But health bosses say staff are coping with the additional pressure.Figures obtained by the Express show that of the 200 patients, 119 received a positive Covid-19 test result within the past 28 days.Nine are in the hospital’s intensive care unit.The figures mean covid patients are now taking up more than a quarter of all beds in the hospital.A spokesman for NHS Greater Glasgow and