Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 101 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 101 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 October 19 was up from 87 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 71% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 59.

Across England there were 10,387 people in hospital with Covid as of October 19, with 206 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has more than doubled in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 42%.

The figures also show that 52 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to October 17. This was up from 43 in the previous seven days.