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

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 17th Feb 2023, 12:07 BST
File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.
File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.
Black Country Healthcare Trust was caring for nine patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Black Country Healthcare Trust was caring for nine patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on February 15 was up from six on the same day the previous week.

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There were no beds occupied by patients with Covid-19 four weeks ago in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 7,209 people in hospital with Covid as of February 15, with 137 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 14% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 6%.

The figures also show that five new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to February 13. This was down from six in the previous seven days.