Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 75 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 75 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 14th Oct 2022, 10:34 BST

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 75 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 October 12 was up from 68 on the same day the previous week.

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There were 51 beds occupied by Covid-19 patients four weeks ago in Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

Across England there were 10,608 people in hospital with Covid as of October 12, with 221 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has more than doubled in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 58%.

The figures also show that 40 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in the week to October 10. This was down from 46 in the previous seven days.