Sheffield Covid-19 death toll rises again as five more people die in South Yorkshire

Four of them were in hospitals run by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, while another was in Rotherham.

This brings the number of deaths in Sheffield to 327. In Rotherham the death toll is now 225.

Elsewhere in South Yorkshire, the death toll in Barnsley is 168, while in Doncaster it is 271.

Across England, a further 91 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 31,910.

Patients were aged between 44 and 95 years old. All had known underlying health conditions.

Sheffield health chief blames ‘London-centric’ approach for north’s Covid-19 infection rate

The Sheffield City Region was put under Tier 3 lockdown restrictions at 12.01am on Saturday morning due to the high infection rate in the area.

This meant that pubs and bars had to close to the public unless serving ‘substantial’ meals, and households mixing was banned.