Another 56 coronavirus deaths at hospitals across Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire
A further 56 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals across the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.
It means a total of 5,597 patients have now died in the region's hospitals after contracting the virus. A further 1,005 have died in the region's care homes after testing positive for coronavirus.
NHS England announced a further 789 deaths on Thursday, taking the death toll in the country's hospitals to 64,111.
Seventeen deaths were announced at the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, which runs Sandwell General and City hospitals, where 808 people have now died.
Nine deaths were recorded at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, which runs County Hospital in Stafford and Royal Stoke University Hospital, taking the coronavirus death toll there to 1,105.
A further eight deaths were confirmed at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, which runs New Cross and Cannock Chase hospitals, where the total stands at 579.
Two deaths were announced at the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs Walsall Manor Hospital, where the total is 506.
One death was recorded at the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, where the total is now 57.
And 19 deaths were confirmed at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which runs across Birmingham including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, meaning the total now stands at 1,959.
No new deaths were confirmed at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Russells Hall Hospital, where the death toll remains at 512.
Elsewhere, a further 11 deaths were announced at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
A spokesman for NHS England said: "A further 789 people, who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 64,111.
"Patients were aged between eight and 111 years old. All except 28 – aged 25 to 97 years old – had known underlying health conditions.
"Date of death ranges from October 20 to January 20, with the majority being on or after January 17.
"Their families have been informed."
