Another 28 Covid deaths confirmed in the county
Another 28 Covid deaths have been confirmed in Shropshire.
Nine of the deaths have come at Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), while another 19 happened in county care homes over the seven days up to January 29.
It means 464 people have now died with Covid while in the care of county NHS trusts since the pandemic began – 433 at SaTH, six at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital near Oswestry, and 25 at Shropshire Community Health Trust.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics also show that a total of 246 people have now died in county care homes with Covid – an increase of 19 in the space of a week.
The data shows that there were 17 more deaths at care homes in the Shropshire Council area, taking the total to 183, and another two in the Telford & Wrekin Council area, taking the total to 63.
ONS figures also show that 173 people have died with the virus in Powys.
The UK death toll today rose by 1,449 to 108,013.
A spokesman for NHS England said: "A further 767 people, who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 72,912.
"Patients were aged between 23 and 102 years old. All except 31 – aged 23 to 102 years old – had known underlying health conditions.
"Date of death ranges from December 29 to February 1 with the majority being on or after January 27.
"Their families have been informed."
