Dorset County Hospital Trust was caring for nine 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 June 7 was up from eight on the same day the previous week.
The number of beds at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 36% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 14.
Meanwhile, Dorset Healthcare University Trust was caring for 10 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday.
Across England there were 4,108 people in hospital with Covid as of June 7, with 116 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 44% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 34%.
The figures also show that 13 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to June 5. This was up from 11 in the previous seven days.
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