Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 61 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 61 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 October 29 was down from 80 on the same day the previous week.

Across England there were 3,586 people in hospital with Covid as of October 29.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 7% in the last four weeks.

The figures also show that 49 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to October 27.