Royal Surrey County Hospital Trust was caring for 33 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 15 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 tripled in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 11.

Across England there were 6,720 people in hospital with Covid as of December 14, with 150 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 34% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 23%.

The figures also show that 39 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to December 12. This was up from 19 in the previous seven days.