WYE Valley NHS Trust was caring for two coronavirus patients in hospital as of last Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on April 27 was up from one on the same day the previous week.

There were two beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Wye Valley NHS Trust.

Across England there were 1,310 people in hospital with Covid as of April 27, with 196 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

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The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 60% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 62%.

The figures also show that one new Covid patient was admitted to hospital in Wye Valley NHS Trust in the week to April 25.