Two more deaths recorded in Sandwell

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

A total of 1,393 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on November 10 (Thursday) – up from 1,391 on the week before.

They were among 20,314 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 171,680 deaths were recorded throughout England by November 10 (Thursday) – up from 170,881 last week.