More Covid related deaths for the region
There have been another four deaths in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the previous 28 days.
The deaths, confirmed in the latest 24-hour figures released by the government, mean there have been 15 deaths in the region this week.
Meanwhile he number testing positive for Covid continues to rise in Shropshire.
There were 429 cases in the 24 hours up to January 18, 3024 in the week, a rise of 39.4 per cent. In Telford and Wrekin there were 505 positive cases in 24 hours, 2866 in the week, a drop of 11 per cent.
In the latest 24-hour hospital figures for January 9, there were 20 new admissions in the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal Hospitals, 86 in the week.
Figures show that 58 per cent of the Telford and Wrekin popular has had a third or booster jab, whereas in Shropshire the number is 70.2 per cent.
