Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 154 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 154 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 March 29 was up from 116 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 62% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 95.

Across England there were 15,411 people in hospital with Covid as of March 29, with 325 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 82% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 33%.

The figures also show that 107 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to March 27. This was up from 83 in the previous seven days.