Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust cares for 35 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust was caring for 35 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on September 14 was down from 39 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 30% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 50.

Across England there were 4,540 people in hospital with Covid as of September 14, with 140 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 39% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 32%.

The figures also show that 13 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to September 12. This was the same number as in the previous seven days.