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Health Secretary Matt Hancock acknowledged the rough time Stoke-on-Trent has been having with its high Covid infection rates – but gave assurances that the vaccine would be rolled out locally as quickly as possible.
Mr Hancock also paid tribute to the staff at the Royal Stoke University Hospital for their successful deployment of the vaccine last week, as he gave the House of Commons an update on the coronavirus situation.
Dec 14, 2020
A further 21 patients have died with coronavirus in hospitals across the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.
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The daily number of coronavirus deaths at hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire as of December 14. By date of death, not the date the death was announced. Data: NHS England.
The deaths announced on Monday mean 4,128 people have now died in the region s hospitals after contracting Covid-19.
Meanwhile at least 824 people have died with the virus in the region s care homes since the pandemic began, although care home deaths have only been recorded since April 10.
Another nine coronavirus deaths at North Staffordshire s two biggest hospitals stokesentinel.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stokesentinel.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Mother-of-three Imelda Cain died following an elective operation to treat an aneurysm.
The 54-year-old decided to undergo surgery to her brain three years after being diagnosed with the condition.
Man in serious condition after attack outside Stoke-on-Trent flats stokesentinel.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stokesentinel.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.