Four coronavirus deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals as expert warns more restrictions may be needed

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust each recorded one death.

The total numbers of deaths at Yorkshire hospitals since the start of the pandemic stands at 2,991.

The total at hospitals in Leeds is 347

A further 46 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital elsewhere in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 30,176, NHS England said on Monday.

Patients were aged between 42 and 96 years old.

All but four patients, aged 76, 80, 82 and 92, had underlying health conditions.

The deaths were between October 1 and October 5.

Most were on or after October 3.

Seven other deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.

It comes after an expert warned further restrictions including closing bars and restaurants could be needed to keep coronavirus under control while schools and universities remain open.

Professor Neil Ferguson, of Imperial College London, said the most important measures were reducing contacts between households.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said that with schools and universities open ways needed to be found to reduce contacts in other areas, such as an “extended half term” or closing hospitality venues.

Prof Ferguson added: “So we are in a more difficult position, if we want to keep schools open we have to reduce contacts in other areas of society by more.

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