Dec 27, 2020
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The daily number of coronavirus deaths at Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire hospitals as of December 27. By date of death, not date death was announced. Data: NHS England.
The deaths announced on Sunday mean a total of 4,497 have now died in the region s hospitals after contracting the virus.
A total of 875 people have also died in care homes across the region since the pandemic began.
Figures announced by NHS England on Sunday showed a further 231 people have died in hospitals across England, bringing the total to 48,542. The figures included 46 new deaths in the Midlands region.
A WOMAN who admitted causing a collision in Cheshire that resulted in the death of a close friend has been sentenced. Maire Gibson appeared at Crewe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, December 23, where she was banned from driving for 12 months, she will also need to retake her driving test before she can drive again. The 80-year-old, of Wrexham Road in Bukelely, had earlier pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. She was also fined £1,600 and ordered to pay £160 victims surcharge and £85 costs. The charge related to a collision which occurred at about 2:50pm on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Mrs Gibson and her 80-year-old friend Beryl Moss were travelling along Long Lane in Burland, near Nantwich.
10:03, 24 DEC 2020
The A534 Wrexham Road at the junction with Long Lane (Image: Google Maps)
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A woman has been fined £1,600 for causing a crash which killed one of her close friends.
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There have been another 14 coronavirus deaths confirmed at North Staffordshire s two biggest hospitals on Christmas Eve.