South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust cares for five patients with Covid-19 in hospital

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust was caring for five patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Sunday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on July 16 was down from six on the same day the previous week.

Across England there were 1,101 people in hospital with Covid as of July 16.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 41% in the last four weeks.

The figures also show that one new patient with Covid was admitted to hospital in South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust in the week to July 14.