Image: Radar THE number of Covid-19 patients in Cheshire’s hospitals continues to fall, according to the latest NHS England data. Across the Mid Cheshire, East Cheshire, and Countess of Chester NHS Trusts, data to March 9 shows that 102 patients were being cared for — a fall of nearly 25 per cent compared to a week before. On March 2, the trusts were caring for 135 people, and three weeks before that the figure was 345 — meaning admissions have fallen by 70 per cent in a month. This average is evenly spread across the three NHS organisations. Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust was caring for 44 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday (March 9), down from 66 on the same day the previous week.