How the coronavirus death rate in Sheffield compares with rest of England, as city's death toll passes 100

The death toll at hospitals in England now stands at 10,261, after a daily rise of 667.

Sheffield reportedly has the highest number of positive coronavirus tests in England per 100,000 people, it emerged over the weekend, with the city having overtaken London.

Sheffield's coronavirus death toll tops 100 as latest figures are released

But experts have frequently pointed out that the number of coronavirus cases is higher in Sheffield because more testing has been taking place here, and they say the figures for confirmed cases published by Public Health England are misleading.

So how does the number of coronavirus deaths per 100,000 people in Sheffield compare with the rest of England?

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Using figures from the 2011 Census, Sheffield accounts for 1.043 per cent of England’s total population.

The 106 deaths at hospitals in the city represent 1.033 per cent of total deaths across England, meaning Sheffield’s death rate is very slightly lower than the national average.

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In Sheffield, up to 5pm yesterday, Sunday, April 12, 19.2 people per 100,000 had died in hospital with coronavirus, compared with 19.36 for England as a whole.

A total of 1,201 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Sheffield, out of 66,330 confirmed cases across England, which is 1.81 per cent of the national total.

Dr Andrew Lee, a reader of public health at Sheffield University, said the city had such a high number of confirmed cases because Sheffield Teaching Hospitals had done ‘lots and lots and lots of testing’ to see which staff were able to return to work.