University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust cares for 28 Covid-19 patients in hospital

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust was caring for 28 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 November 2 was down from 45 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 36% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 44.

Across England there were 7,296 people in hospital with Covid as of November 2, with 175 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 10%.

The figures also show that 35 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 31. This was up from 31 in the previous seven days.