Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 71 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 71 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 August 16 was down from 96 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 49% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 139.

Across England there were 7,832 people in hospital with Covid as of August 16, with 195 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 39%.

The figures also show that 33 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to August 14. This was down from 69 in the previous seven days.