16 more Covid deaths in Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire hospitals
A further 16 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.
It means 2,932 people have now died with Covid-19 in the region's hospitals since the pandemic began.
A further 722 have died with the virus in care homes across the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.
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The 16 deaths announced on Friday included four in Wolverhampton, six in Staffordshire, one in Walsall and five across Sandwell and Birmingham.
Meanwhile the UK-wide death toll, which includes deaths in and out of hospital within 28 days of a positive test, went up by 355 to 48,475.
Across the region
Five patients were confirmed to have died at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Foundation Trust, which runs County Hospital in Stafford and Royal Stoke University Hospital, bringing the trust’s death toll to 431.
Four deaths were announced at the Royal Wolverhampton Trust, which runs New Cross and Cannock Chase hospitals, where the deaths toll now stands at 314.
One patient was confirmed to have died at the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the Manor Hospital, where the toll reached 261.
One death was also reported at the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Sandwell General and City hospitals, where the toll increased to 443.
One patient was confirmed to have died at the Midlands Partnership NHS Trust in Staffordshire,taking the total there to 14.
And four patients were confirmed to have died at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals, where the total rose to 1,109.
No new deaths were confirmed at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Russells Hall Hospital, where the total remains 297.
A spokesman for NHS England said: “A further 218 people, who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 34,091.
"Patients were aged between 42 and 100 years old. All except nine – aged 48 to 91 years old – had known underlying health conditions.
"Date of death ranges from October 7 to November 5.
"Their families have been informed."
