SHREWSBURY and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) was caring for three coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on May 11 was down from five on the same day the previous week.

There were three beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in SaTH.

Across England there were 921 people in hospital with Covid as of May 11, with 126 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 55 per cent in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 62 per cent.

The figures also show that one new Covid patient was admitted to hospital in SaTH in the week to May 9.

This was down from four in the previous seven days.