Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust cares for 13 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust was caring for 13 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 12th Aug 2022, 10:26 BST

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust was caring for 13 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 August 9 was down from 27 on the same day the previous week.

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There were nine beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 8,624 people in hospital with Covid as of August 9, with 233 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 37% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 12%.

The figures also show that seven new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 7. This was down from 10 in the previous seven days.