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

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 10th Mar 2023, 11:01 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 six patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

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

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on March 8 was down from 13 on the same day the previous week.

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There were six beds occupied by patients with Covid-19 four weeks ago in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 7,655 people in hospital with Covid as of March 8, with 166 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 20% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 42%.

The figures also show that seven new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to March 6. This was down from 11 in the previous seven days.