One more death recorded in Coventry

There was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in Coventry.

By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

Published 12th May 2023, 10:05 BST

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 was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in Coventry.

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 1,049 people had died in the area by April 27 – up from 1,048 on the week before.

They were among 22,533 deaths recorded across the West Midlands.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before May 11 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

A total of 191,016 deaths were recorded throughout England by April 27.