Coronavirus: 28 more deaths in Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham
A further 28 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals across the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.
The figures announced today take the total number of Covid-19 deaths in the region's hospitals to 1,954.
A further 315 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community in the UK, bringing the total to 28,446.
Among the deaths announced in hospitals on Sunday were seven at the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs Walsall Manor Hospital, taking the total to 170.
Four more deaths were confirmed at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, which runs New Cross Hospital and Cannock Chase Hospital, taking the total to 243.
At the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, which runs Sandwell and City hospitals, a further three deaths were announced – bringing the total to 300.
Three more deaths were announced at the University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust, which runs Stafford's County Hospital and Royal Stoke University Hospital, taking the total to 202.
No new deaths were announced at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Russells Hall Hospital, where the total remains 221.
A total of 11 more people have been confirmed to have died at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, taking the total to 778. The trust runs Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals.
And seven new deaths were announced in Worcestershire, where the total deaths at the county's hospitals has risen to 230.
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As well as including patients who tested positive for the disease, the hospital statistics now also include patients who died in hospital and hadn't tested positive but for whom Covid-19 is documented as a direct or underlying cause of death on their death certificate.
This included two deaths in the Midlands – but it not known where in the Midlands these deaths took place.
A spokesman from NHS England said: "A further 327 people, who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 21,180.
"Patients were aged between 46 and 101 years old. Of those, 17 of the 327 patients – aged between 47 and 97 years old – had no known underlying health condition.
"Their families have been informed."
Some deaths are not included in the statistics for several days due to testing or family members being informed. Sunday's figures included patients who died between March 28 and May 2.
