A FURTHER 159 people, who tested positive for Covid-19, have died bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in England to 1,284.
NHS England confirmed that patients were aged between 32 and 98 years old and all but four patients, aged between 56 and 87 years old, had underlying health conditions.
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