Somerset Trust was caring for 38 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 7 was up from 28 on the same day the previous week.

There were 24 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 5,501 people in hospital with Covid as of December 7, with 119 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 3% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 21%.

The figures also show that 45 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 5. This was up from 34 in the previous seven days.