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 Katie Williams, Data Reporter
Published 7th Oct 2022, 11:17 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 October 5 was down from three on the same day the previous week.

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There was one bed occupied by a Covid-19 patient four weeks ago in Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 9,631 people in hospital with Covid as of October 5, with 195 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 98% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 67%.

The figures also show that 22 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to October 3. This was down from 29 in the previous seven days.