Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 62 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 62 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Sunday, figures show.

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

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

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on December 31 was up from 52 on the same day the previous week.

Across England there were 4,114 people in hospital with Covid as of December 31.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 71% in the last four weeks.

The figures also show that 37 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to December 29.