No further Covid deaths announced at hospitals in Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire
No new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed at hospital trusts in the region, in the latest figures released by the NHS.
It means that a total of 7,545 people have died with Covid-19 in hospitals across the Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham.
On top of this, a total of 1,387 people have died in the region’s care homes after contracting coronavirus.
NHS England confirmed a further 33 deaths on Friday, meaning 86,543 have now died in the country's hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19.
The death toll at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust stands at 798, while at the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust and Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust it remains at 1,165 and 732 respectively.
There were also no new deaths recorded at either University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, where the total stands at 1,373, or the Walsall Healthcare Trust where the toll stands at 719.
The University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust also confirmed no new deaths on Thursday, with the total standing at 2,596.
Meanwhile, 32,270,892 vaccinations have been carried out across England to date – including first and second doses.
In the Midlands, 5,237,664 first doses of the coronavirus vaccine has been administered, while 920,209 second doses have been carried out.
The data includes vaccinations carried out between December 8 and April 8.
