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

Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust was caring for two coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 2nd Sep 2022, 11:52 BST

Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust was caring for two 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 in line with the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 85% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 13.

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 45 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 29. This was up from 16 in the previous seven days.