Coronavirus: One more patient dies in Sheffield as UK death toll rises by 563

One more person has died in hospital in Sheffield after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the latest figures released today (April 1).
By Lloyd Bent
Published 1st Apr 2020, 15:43 BST
Updated 1st Apr 2020, 16:24 BST
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This brings the number of people who have died after testing positive in Sheffield to 21.

With 451 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sheffield, the city has the most cases in the country after London.

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NHS England also announced that a further 486 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 2,137.

NHS nurses speak to the media as they wait for the next patient at a drive through Coronavirus testing site (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)NHS nurses speak to the media as they wait for the next patient at a drive through Coronavirus testing site (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
NHS nurses speak to the media as they wait for the next patient at a drive through Coronavirus testing site (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Patients were aged between 13 and 99 years old. 20 of the 486 patients (aged between 13 and 93 years old) had no known underlying health condition.

Their families have been informed.

The number of deaths in the UK currently stands at 2,352 as of 5pm on Tuesday, the Department of Health said. This was up by 563 from 1,789 the day before.

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