University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust cares for 53 Covid-19 patients in hospital

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust was caring for 53 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 64 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 7% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 57.

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 47 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 29. This was down from 63 in the previous seven days.