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

Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust was caring for nine coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 21st Oct 2022, 11:07 BST

Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust was caring for nine 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 October 19 was up from eight 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 10,387 people in hospital with Covid as of October 19, with 206 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

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

The figures also show that 12 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 17. This was down from 26 in the previous seven days.