A FURTHER two people who tested positive for coronavirus have died at a hospital in the Bradford district, according to today's NHS England figures.

Both patients died at Bradford Royal Infirmary, with both deaths reported to have happened on Friday.

It means the total death toll at hospitals in the district has risen to 356.

Of those 356 deaths, 245 have been reported by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 109 by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and two by Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Nationally, a further five people who had tested positive for coronavirus have died at hospitals in England, the NHS says.

In addition to the two patients in Bradford, two people also died at a hospital in Nottingham and one person died at a Derby and Burton NHS Trust hospital.

The age range of the patients, or if they had any underlying health conditions, have not yet been disclosed by NHS England.