NO more deaths related to Covid-19 have been 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 588, which it reached on Tuesday.

The trust includes York Hospital and Scarborough.

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

Across England, a further 18 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have died, taking the total number of deaths in hospitals in the country to 86,704.

The dates of death range from November 13 last year to April 15.

Their families have been informed.