University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust cares for 96 Covid-19 patients in hospital

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust was caring for 96 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 August 9 was down from 132 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 44% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 172.

Across England there were 8,624 people in hospital with Covid as of August 9, with 233 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 37% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 12%.

The figures also show that 70 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in the week to August 7. This was down from 108 in the previous seven days.