Number of Covid patients in Cornwall's hospitals more than halves in a week
23 people with coronavirus were being cared for as of Tuesday
The number of Covid patients being cared for in Cornwall's hospitals is falling.
Official figures show there were 23 as of Tuesday, which is down from 50 the week before.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 11 coronavirus patients in hospital as of 2nd March.
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 was down from 34 on the same day the previous week.
The number of beds at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 90% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 105.
The Cornwall Partnership Trust was caring for 12 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday.
NHS England data shows that was down from 16 on the same day the previous week.
The number of beds at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 76% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 49.
Across England there were 10,121 people in hospital with Covid as of March 2, with 1,556 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 63% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 53%.
The figures also show that no new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in the week to February 28. This was down from one in the previous seven days.