Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust was caring for eight coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on December 28 was down from nine on the same day the previous week.

There were three beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.

Across England there were 9,459 people in hospital with Covid as of December 28, with 209 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 91% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 63%.

The figures also show that three new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust in the week to December 26. This was down from eight in the previous seven days.