Coronavirus in Sheffield LIVE: Death toll rises to 51 | 833 cases now confirmed in city | Police respond to photos of groups flouting rules

The coronavirus death toll in Sheffield now stands at 51, after COVID-19 claimed another four lives.

By Robert Cumber

Published 6th Apr 2020, 10:16 BST

Updated 6th Apr 2020, 15:07 BST

A sign at the playground in Crookes Valley Park, Sheffield, which has been closed due to coronavirus

There have been 833 confirmed cases in the city, following a daily rise of 103, as the Government seeks to ramp up testing for the disease.

Boris Johnson remains in hospital with coronavirus, having been admitted yesterday with ‘persisent symptoms’ including a temperature, but Conservative colleagues insist the Prime Minister is still well enough to run the country.

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