NO new COVID-19-related deaths have been reported by hospitals in the Bradford district today, NHS England figures show.

It means the total number of coronavirus-related deaths at Bradford hospitals still stands at 344.

Of those deaths, 233 were recorded by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 109 by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and two by Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

NHS England publishes the figures at 2pm each day, including confirmed death cases reported at 4pm the previous day.

Nationally, a further 16 people who tested positive for the virus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,247.

Of those 16 deaths, three happened at hospitals in the 'North East & Yorkshire' region - two in Rotherham and one in Hull.

The 16 patients were aged between 58 and 104 years old. All of them had known underlying health conditions. 

Their families have been informed.