Coronavirus LIVE: First confirmed Covid-19 death in Sheffield as more schools close

More schools in Sheffield and South Yorkshire have announced closure plans as the coronavirus pandemic grows.
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Meadowhead School has cancelled lessons for hundreds of students in Year 8, 9 and 10 due to an increasing number of staff members unable to work. See all the closures here.

The family of a 78-year-old Sheffield man who died after being diagnosed with coronavirus have warned others to take the illness more seriously.

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