TWO further Covid-19 related deaths have been reported by hospitals in the Bradford district.

The Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reported one further death of a patient who passed away on Wednesday. 

Airedale also reported one further death, which happened yesterday. 

The Covid-19 hospital death toll for the district now stands at 300 - 196 deaths at the Bradford Teaching Hospitals trust, 102 at Airedale and two at the Bradford District Care trust.

In Yorkshire and the North East, the deaths of a further 22 people were announced.

And for England, the deaths of a further 149 people who tested positive for Covid-19 were announced, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 26,383.

Patients were aged between 35 and 101 years old. Eleven of the 149 patients had no known underlying health condition.

Their families have been informed.