Location of every coronavirus case in South Yorkshire as Sheffield death toll reaches 150
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The latest figures show that Sheffield has 1,631 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 150 hospital patients have died – an increase of five within a 24 hour reporting period.
Doncaster has 266 confirmed cases of covid-19. Although the death toll now stands at 55, the town has not reported any deaths within the past four days.
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Hide AdRotherham has reported 478 cases of the virus and 60 deaths- an increase of 2.
While Barnsley has 458 cases and has seen its death toll rise to 51- an increase of 1.
This brings the total confirmed case rate within the county to 2,833 and the total death toll to 316.
The figures are provided by Public Health England as part of its daily breakdown- however, they could be much higher as they do not include deaths which took place in care homes or within the community.
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Hide AdAcross the entirety of the country, 93,030 covid-19 cases have been confirmed and 14,828 people who tested positive for the virus have died.
In 24 hours, Britain’s death toll surged by 405- the lowest increase that has been reported for weeks. It is understood that 80 NHS frontline staff have died.
Meanwhile politicians are under pressure to reveal when the UK lockdown, which came into force on March 23, will be lifted.
At the Government's coronavirus press conference on April 16, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the lockdown would stay in place ‘for at least three weeks’.