Two more deaths recorded in Sandwell

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

A total of 1,366 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on September 22 (Thursday) – up from 1,364 a week previously.

They were among 19,717 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 166,228 deaths were recorded throughout England by September 22 (Thursday) – up from 165,806 last week.