Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 50 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 50 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 11th Nov 2022, 11:32 BST

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 50 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 November 9 was down from 54 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 75.

Across England there were 5,647 people in hospital with Covid as of November 9, with 150 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 47% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 32%.

The figures also show that 28 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to November 7. This was down from 31 in the previous seven days.