50 more Covid deaths in Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire hospitals
A further 50 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.
The deaths announced on Wednesday mean a total of 6,402 patients have died in the region's hospitals.
A further 1,189 have died in the region's care homes – after an extra 103 deaths were confirmed yesterday . Thirty-two died in Staffordshire, 18 in Birmingham, 18 in Dudley, 18 in Wolverhampton, 15 in Walsall and three in Sandwell.
In figures announced by NHS England on Wednesday, a further 707 coronavirus patients died in the country's hospital taking the total to 73,619.
Twenty-two deaths were recorded at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, which runs Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where the overall death toll increased to 2,205.
Six deaths were reported at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs Walsall Manor Hospital, where there have been 598 deaths since the pandemic began.
Six deaths were announced at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, which runs the main hospitals in Stoke and Stafford, where there has now been 1,218 deaths.
Six deaths were was confirmed at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, which runs New Cross Hospital, where the death toll is 687.
Three deaths were reported at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Russells Hall Hospital, where the total increased to 603.
Three deaths were recorded at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, where the total increased to 53.
Two more deaths were announced at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, which runs Sandwell General and City hospitals, where the death toll now stands at 942.
Two deaths were announced at the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, where the total is now 69.
A spokesman for NHS England said: "A further 707 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 73,619.
"Patients were aged between 30 and 101 years old. All except 21, aged 46 to 92 years old, had known underlying health conditions.
"Date of death ranges from October 21 2020 to February 2 2021.
"Their families have been informed."
