TEN more deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded at hospitals in the York trust, the latest data confirms.

A total of 526 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on Thursday (October 27) – up from 516 on the week before.

They were among 17,436 deaths recorded across Yorkshire and The Humber.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19 - and whose usual residence was in York.

A total of 169,882 deaths were recorded throughout England by Thursday – up from 168,913 last week.

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