Another four Covid deaths confirmed in Shropshire
Another four Covid deaths have been confirmed at Shropshire's major hospital trust.
NHS England said that all four patients had died at the Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH).
It means that the total number of people to have died with Covid while in the care of county NHS trusts is 566, with 525 at SaTH, 34 at Shropshire Community Health Trust, and seven at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital near Oswestry.
According to the Office for National Statistics 281 people have now died in county care homes – 207 in Shropshire, and 74 in Telford & Wrekin.
Figures also show that 224 people have died with the virus in Powys.
NHS England confirmed a further 204 deaths on Wednesday, meaning 83,733 people have now died in the country's hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19.
A spokesman for NHS England said: "A further 204 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 83,733.
"Patients were aged between 32 and 100 years old. All except seven (aged 63 to 88 years old) had known underlying health conditions.
"Date of death ranges from 2 January to 2 March 2021 with the majority being on or after 27 February.
"Their families have been informed."
Meanwhile, 18,194,919 coronavirus vaccinations have been carried out across England to date – including first and second doses.
In the Midlands, 3,428,512 first doses of the coronavirus vaccine has been administered, while 103,782 second doses have been carried out.
The data includes vaccinations carried out between December 8 and March 2.
