Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 60 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 60 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 63 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 decreased by 23% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 78.

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 27 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to September 12. This was up from 24 in the previous seven days.