Number of coronavirus deaths revised down in Birmingham

The number of coronavirus deaths were revised down over the bank holiday weekend in Birmingham.

A total of 3,588 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on June 6 (Monday) – down from 3,589 on Wednesday.

They were among 18,400 deaths recorded across the West Midlands.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Birmingham.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.

A total of 155,548 deaths were recorded throughout England by June 6 (Monday) – up from 155,470 on Wednesday.