Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 117 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 117 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 November 2 was up from 111 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 33% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 88.

Across England there were 7,296 people in hospital with Covid as of November 2, with 175 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 10%.

The figures also show that 54 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to October 31. This was up from 44 in the previous seven days.