DORSET County Hospital Trust was caring for 26 coronavirus patients in hospital as of last Tuesday, figures show.
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on May 3 was down from 38 on the same day the previous week.
The number of beds at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 57% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 61.
Meanwhile, Dorset Healthcare University Trust was caring for 19 coronavirus patients in hospital.
Across England there were 9,243 people in hospital with Covid as of May 3, with 237 of them in mechanical ventilation beds – though none were at Dorset County Hospital Trust.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 44% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 26%.
The figures also show that 21 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Dorset County Hospital Trust in the week to May 1. This was down from 34 in the previous seven days.
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