Further 10 Covid-19 deaths in region's hospitals
A further 10 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the region's hospitals, official NHS figures show.
It means the total number of hospital deaths in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham has risen to 8,646. The UK recorded a further 148 deaths on Thursday.
Five deaths were confirmed at the University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS Trust, meaning the number of deaths rises to 3,004. The trust runs the Queen Elizabeth, Good Hope, Heartlands and Solihull hospitals.
Four deaths were confirmed at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, which runs Stafford’s County Hospital and the Royal Stoke University Hospital, where the death toll is 1,576.
And a further death was recorded at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Russells Hall Hospital, where the toll is 849.
No deaths were recorded at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, which runs New Cross Hospital, where the total is 920. No deaths were recorded at the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs Walsall Manor Hospital, where the total is now 810 deaths. And no deaths occurred at the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, which runs Sandwell General and City hospitals, so the total remains at 1,333.
