Number of coronavirus deaths at Harrogate hospital rises to 16

No deaths were reported yesterday, Tuesday, but the number confirmed for Monday has risen from one to three.

The national figures revealed today by NHS England show that a further 828 people who tested positive have died - bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals across the country to 6,483.

Figures reveal North Yorkshire residents are following the Government's lockdown advice as footfall at shops drops 88 per cent

Patients were aged between 22 and 103 years old.

A total of 46 of the patients - aged between 35 and 96 years old - had no known underlying health conditions.

The figures published today confirm that 101 out of the 828 latest deaths reported today were in Yorkshire and the North East.

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