Two more deaths recorded in South Derbyshire

There were two more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in South Derbyshire.

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 392 people had died in the area by March 16 – up from 390 on the week before.

They were among 17,231 deaths recorded across the East Midlands.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before March 30 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

A total of 186,971 deaths were recorded throughout England by March 16.