Coronavirus: Updates as Boris Johnson fights virus in intensive care
Read Tuesday's coronavirus updates from across the Black Country, Staffordshire and beyond.
It's been confirmed that a further 79 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.
Overall the deaths of a further 758 people have been confirmed in the last 24 hours in England.
It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “stable” after spending the night in intensive care following a worsening of his coronavirus symptoms, Downing Street has said.
In his absence, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Dominic Raab, will take charge of the Government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis.
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