THERE have been no Covid-19-related deaths reported by hospitals in the Bradford district for the ninth day in a row, according to NHS England figures.

It means that the death toll at hospitals in the Bradford district remains at 347, with 236 of those deaths reported by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 109 by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and two by Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

There were only one death recorded across the entire North East and Yorkshire area, at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

A further six people who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died in hospitals in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths to 29,431.

Patients were aged between 57 and 96 years old. All had known underlying health conditions.

Their families have been informed.