ANOTHER two patients who tested positive for Covid-19 have died at Airedale Hospital, the Trust has announced.

The deaths bring the total number of coronavirus-related fatalities at the hospital to 117.

A statement from NHS England today said 152 people who had tested positive for the virus had died in hospitals in England since yesterday's update; bringing the total to 31,427.

Patients were aged between 36 and 97 and all except seven, aged between 61 and 95, had known underlying health conditions.

The patients being cared for in Airedale Hospital died on October 20 and 21.

Their families have been informed.