Frimley Health Trust was caring for 80 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 December 14 was up from 77 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 4% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 77.

Across England there were 6,434 people in hospital with Covid as of December 14, with 795 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 3% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by one.

The figures also show that 55 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 12. This was down from 62 in the previous seven days.