No new coronavirus deaths in the region for third day
No new coronavirus deaths have been reported in hospitals across the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire – for the third day running.
A total of 2,561 people have died in hospitals in the region – with a further 696 having died in the region's care homes.
A further 15 people in hospitals across England to bring the death toll to 29,480. The UK-wide figure has yet to be announced.
The death toll at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, the largest trust in the region, stands at 972.
The trust runs the Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals in Birmingham.
A total of 287 have died at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, which runs New Cross and Cannock Chase hospitals.
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The death toll at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Russells Hall Hospital, remains at 264; while the toll at the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs Walsall Manor Hospital, stands at 230.
A total of 382 people have died at the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, which runs Sandwell General and City hospital, while 355 people have died at the University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust, which runs County Hospital in Stafford and Royal Stoke University Hospital.
A spokesman for NHS England said: "A further 15 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,480.
"Patients were aged between 56 and 93 years old. All had known underlying health conditions. Their families have been informed."
