Oxford University Hospitals Trust has been caring for 27 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of last Sunday, new figures show.

The Oxford Health Trust was also caring for two patients with Covid in this period.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on October 8 was up from 26 on the same day the previous week.

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Across England there were 4,414 people in hospital with Covid as of Sunday, October 8.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid has increased by 32 per cent in the last four weeks.

The figures also show 35 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 6.