University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust cares for 37 Covid-19 patients in hospital

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust was caring for 37 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 June 7 was up from 30 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 49% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 73.

Across England there were 4,108 people in hospital with Covid as of June 7, with 116 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 44% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 34%.

The figures also show that 44 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in the week to June 5. This was up from 18 in the previous seven days.