THERE have been no Covid-19 deaths in Oxfordshire in the past 24 hours, making it nearly ten days since the last death was recorded in the county.

Oxford University Hospitals Trust was caring for six coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data reveals the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on April 6 was down from ten 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 73 per cent in the last four weeks.

However, 28 days ago, there were 22.

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Across England there were 2,588 people in hospital with Covid as of April 6, with 406 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 65 per cent in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 66 per cent..

The figures also show that nine new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the week to April 4.

This was down from 21 in the previous seven days.

However, according to the Government’s website, as of 4pm on Tuesday, there were 16 new cases recorded in the county – double the number of cases from the day prior.

The last death recorded in Oxfordshire happened on March 30.

The latests numbers for the past 24 hours for local authorities were not available on the Government's website.