South Yorkshire's coronavirus death toll remains static

New coronavirus death figures released today show the number of fatalities in South Yorkshire has not changed.

By Claire Lewis

Published 5th Sep 2020, 14:35 BST

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Eight more deaths of hospital patients with Covid-19 have been recorded in England, with the death toll for South Yorkshire remaining at 881.

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A total of 293 hospital deaths have been registered in Sheffield, 233 in Doncaster, 206 in Rotherham and 149 in Barnsley.

There have been 881 coronavirus deaths in South Yorkshire

There have been 881 coronavirus deaths in South Yorkshire

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The death toll for hospital patients across England is 29,604.

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The latest fatalities were between 56 and 94 and had underlying health conditions.

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