THREE further Covid-19-related hospital deaths have been reported in the Bradford district today.

According to the latest NHS England figures, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reported three deaths and Airedale NHS Foundation Trust reported no further deaths.

At Bradford, two more deaths were reported on February 25 and another death on the following day.

The total death toll at hospitals in the Bradford district now stands at 823 - 569 at BRI, 252 at Airedale and two at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Nationally, a further 257 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 82,974.

Patients were aged between 23 and 98 years old. All except seven (aged 45 to 95 years old) had known underlying health conditions.