A FURTHER two Covid-19-related hospital deaths have been reported in the Bradford district today.

According to the latest NHS figures, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reported one death, while Airedale NHS Foundation Trust also reported one.

Both deaths were reported on Sunday, February 28.

It means that the total number of hospital deaths in the district, according to NHS England figures, now stands at 826 - 570 at Bradford Teaching Hospitals, 254 at Airedale and two at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Nationally, a further 127 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 83,250.

Patients were aged between 46 and 99 years old. All except one (aged 58 years old) had known underlying health conditions.

Date of death ranges from December 9, 2020 to February 28, 2021 with the majority being on or after February 24. Their families have been informed. 

The figures are updated at 2pm each day and include confirmed death cases reported at 4pm the previous day.

NHS England says: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification, death certificates and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure.

"This means that the totals reported at 4pm on each day may not include all deaths that occurred on that day or on recent prior days."