Solent NHS Trust was caring for two patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on March 29 was down from five on the same day the previous week.

There were three beds occupied by patients with Covid-19 four weeks ago in Solent NHS Trust.

Across England there were 7,963 people in hospital with Covid as of March 29, with 192 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 6% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 10%.

The figures also show that one new patient with Covid was admitted to hospital in Solent NHS Trust in the week to March 27. This was down from two in the previous seven days.