Despite Covid seeming somewhat of a thing of the past, people in Bristol are still being admitted to hospital with the virus. Figures published weekly show there are still Covid patients in ventilation beds months after restrictions were dropped.
According to the latest government data, there are currently 51 people with Covid-19 being treated in hospitals across the city as of May 17. 63 people have been admitted to hospital in the seven days leading up to May 17, figures show.
Hospital figures are far lower than what they were this time last year, while general case numbers are too difficult to track now the legal requirement to test has been scrapped. The University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust has told BristolLive that while the Covid situation in Bristol is "improving," Covid-19 remains in the community.