Zero coronavirus deaths recorded in Birmingham as lockdown lifts
Public Health Wales was first to declare its stats, with one further death announced on Monday May 17
13:44, 17 MAY 2021
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The UK coronavirus death toll rose once more on Monday, with three deaths in England and one in Wales.
Public Health Wales was first to declare its stats, with one further death announced on Monday May 17.
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No new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed across the Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham – for the third day this week.
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It means the total number of Covid deaths in the region s hospitals remains at 7,587.
A further 1,414 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in care homes in the region.
No deaths were announced in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham on Monday or Wednesday either.
NHS England confirmed a further nine deaths on Thursday in the country s hospitals.
A total of 801 people have died at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 740 at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and 721 at the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
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