ONE week has now passed since the last death related to Covid-19 was recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The latest data from NHS England shows that the total number of deaths related to the virus in the York trust remains at 583. The last Covid death was recorded at the trust on March 19.

The trust includes York Hospital and Scarborough.

There have been 10 more Covid deaths recorded in the North East and Yorkshire region.

Across England, a further 43 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 86,096.

Patients were aged between 47 and 94 years old. All except three, aged 47 and 66 years, had known underlying health conditions.

Date of death ranges from January 29 to March 25.

Their families have been informed.