NO further 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 591.

The trust includes York Hospital and Scarborough.

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

Across England, a further eight people who tested positive for coronavirus have died, taking the total number of deaths at hospitals in the country to 87,104.

The dates of death range from April 21 to May 17.

Their families have been informed.