Coronavirus LIVE: Updates in Sheffield as 539 people die in the UK since yesterday

Welcome to The Star’s coronavirus live blog for today (April 2).

By Lloyd Bent

Published 2nd Apr 2020, 12:13 BST

Updated 2nd Apr 2020, 14:59 BST

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The number of cases in Sheffield currently stands at 541, and 21 people have died after testing positive for COVID-19.

The city remains in lockdown, with police operating checkpoints on roads to check that anybody travelling is doing so for essential reasons.

And public services, such as bin collections, have been operating on altered schedules with special guidelines in place.

Keep up to date with what is going on with this live blog.