South Yorkshire on brink of grim 400 coronavirus death toll with 179 dead in Sheffield

South Yorkshire’s death toll is on the brink of 400 today.
By Claire Lewis
Published 25th Apr 2020, 13:35 BST
Updated 26th Apr 2020, 07:37 BST
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New figures are due to be released by NHS England this afternoon, but as of yesterday the death toll for the county stood at 397.

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A total of 179 patients have died in hospitals in Sheffield after contracting Covid-19 and there have been 82 deaths in Rotherham, 74 in Doncaster and 61 in Barnsley.

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A total of 18,084 hospital patients have died in England after contracting the deadly virus.

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