Two more deaths recorded in Sandwell

There were two more coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Sandwell.

A total of 1,308 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on June 27 (Monday) – up from 1,306 on Friday.

They were among 18,512 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.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

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 156,648 deaths were recorded throughout England by June 27 (Monday) – up from 156,564 on Friday.