NO further Covid-19-related hospital deaths have been reported today in Bradford.

According to the latest NHS figures, no further deaths were recorded at either Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.

It means the total number of reported hospital deaths in the Bradford district, according to the latest NHS figures, remains at 844 - 586 at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 256 at Airedale and two at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Nationally, a further 159 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 84,935.

Patients were aged between 35 and 99 years old. All except 11 (aged 64 to 91 years old) had known underlying health conditions.

Date of death ranges from December 11, 2020 to March 10, 021 with the majority being on or after March 5.

Their families have been informed.

The figures are updated at 2pm each day and include confirmed death cases reported at 4pm the previous day.

NHS England says: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification, death certificates and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure.

"This means that the totals reported at 4pm on each day may not include all deaths that occurred on that day or on recent prior days."