Birmingham Women's and Children's Trust cares for one patient with Covid-19 in hospital

Birmingham Women's and Children's Trust was caring for one patient with coronavirus in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on February 22 was down from four on the same day the previous week.

There was one bed occupied by a patient with Covid-19 four weeks ago in Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 8,015 people in hospital with Covid as of February 22, with 164 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 42% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 30%.

The figures also show that three new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust in the week to February 20. This was down from five in the previous seven days.