Coronavirus: Latest updates as region's death toll rises to 1,675

See coronavirus updates from across the Black Country, Staffordshire, Birmingham and beyond from April 22.

Published Apr 22, 2020

Last updated Apr 22, 2020

Live samples in test tubes are held in a container during the opening of a new Covid-19 testing lab

Another 759 coronavirus deaths were confirmed across the UK meaning more than 18,000 people have now died in the country's hospitals alone.

Locally 56 more deaths were confirmed, meaning 1,675 patients have died in hospital in the Black Country, Staffordshire, Birmingham after contracting Covid-19.

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Meanwhile an emotional video showing the moment Chief Superintendent Phil Dolby broke down as he left hospital after almost a month was released by West Midlands Police.