Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 54 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 54 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 54 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on November 2 was down from 65 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 21% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 68.

Across England there were 7,296 people in hospital with Covid as of November 2, with 175 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 24% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 10%.

The figures also show that 31 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to October 31. This was up from 30 in the previous seven days.