The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital is at the lowest level so far this year. As of 8am, there were 649 patients with the virus being treated in hospital, down 58 on the same time yesterday.
It compares to a figure of 940 on this day two weeks ago and 836 last Saturday. Today's number represents the lowest level since 619 on 30 December and is almost 40% down from the recent peak of 1,063 patients on 10 January.