NINE further coronavirus related deaths have been confirmed at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley.

A total of 119 patients being cared for at the hospital, who had tested positive for COVID-19, have now died.

Diane Wake, chief executive of the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The patients were aged between 70 and 96 years old and all patients had underlying health conditions.

"Our thoughts and condolences are with the families and friends of those patients at this very difficult and distressing time."

A total of 379 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the Dudley borough, latest figures from Public Health England show.