Twenty-nine more Covid deaths in Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire hospitals
A further 29 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham.
It means a total of 2,977 people have died in the region's hospitals since the pandemic started – with a further 722 having died with the virus in care homes.
The 29 deaths announced on Monday included 17 in Birmingham, five in Staffordshire, four in Sandwell and West Birmingham, and three in Dudley.
In England, a further 167 have died after testing positive for coronavirus in figures released on Monday, taking the total to 34,663. It included 45 in the Midlands region.
Five deaths were reported at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Foundation Trust, which runs County Hospital in Stafford and the Royal Stoke University Hospital, bringing the trust’s death toll to 442.
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A further four deaths were recorded at the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Sandwell General and City hospitals, where the toll increased to 449.
Three deaths were reported at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Russells Hall Hospital where the death toll now stands at 302.
And 17 deaths were confirmed at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals, where the total rose to 1,130.
No new deaths were announced at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust where the total remains 315, or at the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, where the total remains 262.
A spokesman for NHS England said: "A further 167 people, who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 34,663.
"Patients were aged between 23 and 97 years old. All except five – aged 49 to 77 years old – had known underlying health conditions.
"Date of death ranges from November 1 to 8.
"Their families have been informed."
