St George's University Hospitals Trust cares for 104 Covid-19 patients in hospital

St George's University Hospitals Trust was caring for 104 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on August 31 was down from 119 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 25% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 139.

Across England there were 5,658 people in hospital with Covid as of August 31, with 144 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 42% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 38%.

The figures also show that 25 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 29. This was up from 20 in the previous seven days.