Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 82 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 82 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 9 was down from 91 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 27% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 113.

Across England there were 8,624 people in hospital with Covid as of August 9, with 233 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 37% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 12%.

The figures also show that 33 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to August 7. This was down from 45 in the previous seven days.