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image captionThe West Midlands mayor - a former managing director of John Lewis - has thanked hospital staff who cared for his mother
The mayor of the West Midlands says his mother has died after contracting Covid-19.
Andy Street made the announcement in a tweet that thanked staff at Birmingham s Heartlands Hospital.
He wrote: Painfully, yesterday, I joined so many others in our region who have lost a loved one to Covid - my Mum.
He offered his respect to medical teams for all they did for her, and for everything they do day in and day out .
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