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

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 28th Apr 2023, 12:25 BST
Black Country Healthcare Trust was caring for two patients with coronavirus in hospital as of last Wednesday, figures show.

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

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on April 26 was down from three on the same day the previous week.

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

Across England there were 4,809 people in hospital with Covid as of April 26, with 101 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 40% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 47%.

The figures also show that one new patient with Covid was admitted to hospital in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to April 24. This was down from five in the previous seven days.