Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 72 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 72 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 August 23 was down from 80 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 94.

Across England there were 6,436 people in hospital with Covid as of August 23, with 135 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 47% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 53%.

The figures also show that 45 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to August 21. This was up from 40 in the previous seven days.