Birmingham Women's and Children's Trust cares for six patients with Covid-19 in hospital
Birmingham Women's and Children's Trust was caring for six patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on March 8 was up from two on the same day the previous week.
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Hide AdThere 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 7,655 people in hospital with Covid as of March 8, with 166 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.
Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 20% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 42%.
The figures also show that eight new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust in the week to March 6. This was up from five in the previous seven days.