Sheffield's coronavirus death toll hits 265, as another 185 people die across England

Across England, another 185 COVID-19 related deaths at hospitals have been confirmed in the last 24 hours, according to the latest figures from NHS England, taking the total to 26,234.

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Four more patients at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals died, taking the total there to 179. One more person died in Rotherham, where there have now been 156 hospital fatalities, and the death toll in Barnsley remained at 116.

The daily figures published by NHS England, for the 24 hours up to 5pm yesterday, Wednesday, May 27, do not include deaths at care homes or elsewhere in the community.

The latest UK death toll, including fatalities both inside and outside of hospitals, is 37,460.

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To date, 267,240 people in the UK have tested positive for COVID-19, including 2,523 in Sheffield and 5,156 across South Yorkshire as a whole.

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