University Hospitals Birmingham Trust cares for 284 Covid-19 patients in hospital

University Hospitals Birmingham Trust was caring for 284 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Joanna Morris, Data Reporter
Published 18th Feb 2022, 13:37 BST

University Hospitals Birmingham Trust was caring for 284 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 February 15 was down from 339 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 35% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 437.

Across England there were 10,019 people in hospital with Covid as of February 15, with 323 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 38% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 47%.

The figures also show that 243 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in the week to February 13. This was down from 365 in the previous seven days.