Three more confirmed coronavirus deaths in Leeds Hospitals as new figures released

A total of 4,313 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Friday, the Department of Health said, up from 3,605 the day before.

Coronavirus deaths across Yorkshire have risen by 40.

Three more deaths were confirmed in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust hospitals by Public Health England.

Public Health England said of the extra 637 English deaths in hospitals, patients were aged between five years and 104 years old.

The number testing positive for COVID-19 in the UK as a whole has risen to 41,903, as of 9am on Saturday, after 183,190 have been tested.

The full list of new deaths is:

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust - 0

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 2

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 1

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - 4

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 3

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - 2

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - 2

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - 3

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - 6

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust - 2

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust - 1

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 2

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 8

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 4

SHEFFIELD HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST - 0

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