Coronavirus: 44 more deaths across region as UK death toll reaches 12,107
More than 11,000 people have now died in England from coronavirus – after another 744 people lost their lives.
A total of 44 more people have died across the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire it was confirmed yesterday after testing positive for coronavirus – England's overall total is now at 11,005.
Patients were aged between 34 and 102 years old – 58 of the 744 patients aged between 38 and 96 years old had no known underlying health conditions.
At Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust – which runs Sandwell and City Hospitals – the death toll increased by 10, to a total of 204.
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Six more people have died at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, taking the total to 168.
And one person has died at Dudley Group NHS Trust – the overall total of deaths is 145.
The death toll at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust rose by two, to 98 overall.
It rose by four at University Hospitals of North Midlands – which runs Stafford County and Royal Stoke Hospitals – taking the total to 95.
There were 21 more deaths at University Hospitals Birmingham, increasing to 460.
Public Health Wales said 19 further deaths had been reported, taking the number of deaths in Wales to 403.
A total of 12,107 people who tested positive for coronavirus have now died in UK hospitals.
As of 9am on Tuesday, 382,650 tests have concluded, with 14,982 tests on Monday.
A total of 302,599 people have been tested, of which 93,873 tested positive.
More than one in five deaths recorded in England and Wales are now linked to coronavirus, new figures show.
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows Covid-19 was mentioned on 3,475 death certificates in the week ending April 3, including hospital, care home and community deaths.
This means coronavirus has pushed the death toll in England and Wales to its highest level since official weekly figures began in 2005.
The news comes as experts have called for all coronavirus-related deaths in care homes to be published daily, as new data showed around 10% of deaths registered up to April 3 in England and Wales were outside hospitals.
A total of 406 registered deaths took place outside hospitals, according to provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Nicola Richards, who is director of three care homes in Sheffield with a total of around 200 residents, said that PPE and testing arrangements are finally being sorted but it is “too little, too late”.
In other news, Boris Johnson’s key aide Dominic Cummings returned to work following his recovery from suspected coronavirus but appeared to fail to follow social distancing rules.
The Prime Minister’s senior adviser walked along Downing Street flanked by fellow aide Cleo Watson.
Asked why Mr Cummings was not observing the two metre social distancing rule, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Downing Street staff endeavoured to follow the guidance wherever possible.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister continued his recuperation at his Chequers country retreat following his discharge from hospital.
His spokesman said Mr Johnson was not involved in making decisions, taking phone calls or receiving official papers in his ministerial red boxes.
