Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 57 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 57 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 9th Sep 2022, 11:00 BST

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 57 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 Sep-07 was up from 49 on the same day the previous week.

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There were 93 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

Across England there were 4,864 people in hospital with Covid as of Sep-07, with 117 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 43% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 46%.

The figures also show that 44 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to Sep-05. This was up from 24 in the previous seven days.