Somerset Trust was caring for 32 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Sunday, figures show.
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Somerset West and Taunton road closures: two for motorists to avoid over the next fortnightNHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on July 30 was up from 18 on the same day the previous week.
Across England there were 1,526 people in hospital with Covid as of July 30.
Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 34% in the last four weeks.
The figures also show that 73 new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in the week to July 28.