Seven more confirmed coronavirus deaths in Leeds

All seven died at Leeds hospitals between 5pm on Sunday, March 29 and 5pm on Monday, March 30.

Four people died on Saturday, March 28.

26 further Covid-19 deaths have been confirmed across Yorkshire.

A further 367 people who tested positive for the coronavirus have died in England.

This brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in England to 1,651.

Patients were aged between 19 and 98 years old and all but 28 patients (aged between 19 and 91 years old) had underlying health conditions.

Their families have been informed.

The list of Yorkshire deaths in full:

Seven people died at Leeds hospitals between Sunday, March 29 to Monday, March 30.

One person died at an Airdale NHS Foundation Trust hospital on Sunday.

One person died in a Barnsley hospital on Sunday.

One person died in a Harrogate hospital on Sunday.

Four people died at hospitals within the Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust, which covers Wakefield, Dewsbury and Pontefract, between Sunday and Monday.

Six people died at Sheffield hospitals between Sunday and Monday.

Three people died within South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, which covers Northallerton and Middlesbrough, between Sunday and Monday.

Three people died at York Hospitals between Sunday and Monday.

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