Further 13 Covid deaths confirmed at region's hospitals
A further 13 deaths from Covid have been confirmed in the region’s hospitals, official NHS figures show.
There have been another five deaths at Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; one at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; one at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; one at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; four at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust and one at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
Across the UK, the death toll has risen to 164,123.
Meanwhile, a total of 140,776,996 Covid jabs have now been given in the UK.