Solent NHS Trust was caring for two patients with coronavirus in hospital as of last Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on April 5 was in line with the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Solent NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 17.

Across England there were 7,005 people in hospital with Covid as of April 5, with 165 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 8% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 1%.

The figures also show that one new patient with Covid was admitted to hospital in Solent NHS Trust in the week to April 3. This was the same number as in the previous seven days.