King's College Hospital Trust cares for 116 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

King's College Hospital Trust was caring for 116 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of last Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on April 12 was down from 139 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 33% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 173.

Across England there were 6,428 people in hospital with Covid as of April 12, with 135 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 27%.

The figures also show that 49 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to April 10. This was down from 78 in the previous seven days.