Number Of Covid Patients In Midlands Hospitals Rises

There is no available ICU capacity in the region today.

The number of covid patients in the midlands hospitals is beginning to climb.

100 people are being treated for the virus today, 24 of whom are in intensive care.

For the third consecutive day, there is no available ICU capacity in the midlands.

Nationally,

207 people with Covid-19 are being treated in intensive care units this afternoon - the lowest number in two weeks.

1,529 patients with the disease are in hospitals, according to latest figures, which is slightly up on the weekend - but is 21 per cent lower than last Monday.

The total number of people on wards with the virus is still over 40 per cent higher than the peak of the first wave in April last year.

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