THE AMOUNT of Bradford coronavirus cases has surpassed the 50 mark, with a rise of 17.

It is the biggest daily rise for the city so far, taking the total of people testing positive for the COVID-19 virus to 63, from 46 yesterday.

It is also almost double the previous highest increase of nine.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus:

The Department of Health and Social Care revealed 22,141 people across the UK have tested positive for the virus, as of 9am today.

A total of 134,946 tests have been conducted, with 112,805 proving negative.