Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 51 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 51 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 September 14 was down from 57 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 28% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 71.

Across England there were 4,540 people in hospital with Covid as of September 14, with 140 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 39% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 32%.

The figures also show that 27 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to September 12. This was down from 44 in the previous seven days.