Two more deaths recorded in Sandwell

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.

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

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 1,449 people had died in the area by April 13 – up from 1,447 on the week before.

They were among 22,408 deaths recorded across the West Midlands.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before April 27 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

A total of 190,021 deaths were recorded throughout England by April 13.