Black Country Healthcare Trust cares for one patient with Covid-19 in hospital

By Marieta Marinova, Data Reporter

Published 15th Aug 2023, 10:57 BST

Black Country Healthcare Trust was caring for one patient with coronavirus in hospital as of Sunday, August 6, figures show.

Black Country Healthcare Trust was caring for one patient with coronavirus in hospital as of Sunday, August 6, figures show.

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

placeholder image — Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

The latest NHS England data shows no people were being treated in hospital with Covid-19 the same day the previous week.

Across England, there were 1,912 people in hospital with Covid as of August 6.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 81% in the last four weeks.

The figures also show one new patient with Covid was admitted to hospital in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to August 4.