University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust was caring for 77 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
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Road closures: one for Mendip drivers over the next fortnightNHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on December 28 was down from 95 on the same day the previous week.
There were 32 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation 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 66 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 26. This was down from 88 in the previous seven days.