Dorset County Hospital Trust was caring for three coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on November 16 was down from 11 on the same day the previous week.

There were 29 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 5,010 people in hospital with Covid as of November 16, with 122 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 52% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 41%.

The figures also show that four new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to November 14. This was down from 18 in the previous seven days.