MORE than 90 coronavirus patients are being cared for by Oxford University Hospitals, figures show.
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for covid-19 by 8am on August 9 was 93 which is down from 120 on the same day the previous week.
The number of beds at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for covid-19 decreased by 51 per cent in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 189.
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The figures also show that 69 new covid patients were admitted to hospital in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 7.
This was up from 44 in the previous seven days.
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This story was written by Gee Harland. She joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.
Gee covers Wallingford, Wantage and Didcot.
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