There were 562 Covid patients in hospital in the county as of February 2, down from 682 the week before.
Another encouraging sign is the falling number of new virus patients being admitted to hospitals. The weekly total of new admissions fell from 465 in the seven days to January 24 to 355 in the week leading up to January 31.
Infection rates in Norfolk are now below 300 per 100,000 people, with the rate recorded at 272.4 on January 30. The last time it was below 300 was on December 26.
Government data also suggests the R number - which tracks the average number of infections caused by a person with Covid - has fallen to between 0.7 and 0.9 in the East of England region. Anything below 1 should see a fall in cases over time.
At the peak, the hospital was treating 351 Covid patients, including 38 people from out of area - this is the equivalent of 40pc of the hospital s total adult beds in use for Covid patients.
The operating officer told the board that while general beds were starting to become freer, patient numbers in critical care have remained static for some time - around 50 - and the workforce was still beyond stretched .
The board also heard that this time around patients are requiring longer stays in hospital, with more than 100 Covid patients having been in the hospital for 14 days or more.
Erika Denton, Medical Director at NNUH. Photo: NNUH