UNIVERSITY Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay Trust was caring for 13 patients with coronavirus in the hospital as of Sunday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on February 11 was down from 28 on the same day the previous week.

Across England there were 3,077 people in hospital with Covid as of February 11.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 19% in the last four weeks.

The figures also show that 17 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in the week to February 9.