Three more deaths recorded in Birmingham

There were three more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Birmingham.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 8th Apr 2022, 16:33 BST
A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.
A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.

There were three more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Birmingham.

The dashboard shows 3,452 people had died in the area by April 8 (Friday) – up from 3,449 on Thursday.

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It means there have been 38 deaths in the past week, which is an increase on 20 the previous week.

They were among 17,468 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.

A total of 147,539 deaths were recorded throughout England by April 8 (Friday) – up from 147,494 the day before.