Seven more deaths recorded in Sandwell

There were seven more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in Sandwell.

A total of 1,387 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on October 20 (Thursday) – up from 1,380 on September 8.

They were among 20,033 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 Sandwell.

A total of 168,913 deaths were recorded throughout England by October 20 (Thursday) – up from 167,949 last week.