Care home deaths 'under-reported due to lack of testing' in West Midlands
A lack of testing in care homes means that Covid-19 deaths could be massively under-reported across the West Midlands, it emerged today.
Care providers have told the Express & Star that doctors have not registered deaths as coronavirus related due to testing not being available on site.
It came as ministers announced new measures to ensure testing for all care home residents and staff with symptoms of the illness.
Parklands Court Care Home in Bloxwich says that since mid-March two residents have died after testing positive for Covid-19.
