Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust cares for 14 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust was caring for 14 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 12th Aug 2022, 10:26 BST

Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust was caring for 14 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 up from 12 on the same day the previous week.

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There were no beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Birmingham Community Healthcare 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 30 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 7. This was down from 42 in the previous seven days.