THERE have been no new deaths from Covid-19 in hospitals in the Bradford district announced for the third day in a row, as 17 new deaths have been confirmed nationally.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals and Bradford District Care Trust all reported no deaths of patients who have Covid-19. It means there have been no deaths in the district since September 23 - at Airedale.

The total number of Covid deaths in Bradford hospitals remains at 366, while the national total has surpassed the 29,900 mark.

Across England, there were 17 new deaths announced today, who died between September 21 and 26. The nearest of these to the Bradford district was at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust on September 25.

The patients who have died were aged between 49 and 93-years-old, and all but one, who was 59-years-old, had known underlying health conditions.