Somerset Trust was caring for 47 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
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Less than three in five A&E arrivals at Royal United Hospitals Bath seen within four hoursNHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on November 2 was down from 60 on the same day the previous week.
The number of beds at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 9% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 43.
Across England there were 7,296 people in hospital with Covid as of November 2, with 175 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 10%.
The figures also show that 39 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 31. This was down from 61 in the previous seven days.