Black Country Healthcare Trust cares for 18 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Black Country Healthcare Trust was caring for 18 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 19th Aug 2022, 10:18 BST

Black Country Healthcare Trust was caring for 18 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 up from 12 on the same day the previous week.

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The number of beds at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 22% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 23.

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 14 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 14. This was up from eight in the previous seven days.