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

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust was caring for three coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 2nd Sep 2022, 11:52 BST

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust was caring for three coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on August 31 was up from one on the same day the previous week.

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

Across England there were 5,658 people in hospital with Covid as of August 31, with 144 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 42% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 38%.

The figures also show that three new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 29.