Black Country Healthcare Trust cares for 13 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Black Country Healthcare Trust was caring for 13 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 29th Jul 2022, 12:30 BST

Black Country Healthcare Trust was caring for 13 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 July 26 was down from 23 on the same day the previous week.

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There was one bed occupied by a Covid-19 patient four weeks ago in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 12,113 people in hospital with Covid as of July 26, with 290 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has increased by 49% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 41%.

The figures also show that seven new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to July 24. This was down from 17 in the previous seven days.