Six more deaths recorded in Sandwell

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

A total of 1,373 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on October 6 (Thursday) – up from 1,367 on September 8.

They were among 19,841 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 167,176 deaths were recorded throughout England by October 6 (Thursday) – up from 166,623 last week.