More lives lost to coronavirus in South Yorkshire as 19 patients die
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Five more patients being treated for the deadly bug have passed away in Sheffield’s hospitals, bringing the total in the city to 445.
Elsewhere in South Yorkshire, Doncaster is nearing a grim milestone after there were four more fatalities in the town- where the death toll now stands at 394.
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Hide AdIn Rotherham there were six more deaths, taking the total to 299 and in Barnsley there have now been 270 deaths after four more were recorded.
Across England, a further 222 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total deaths in hospitals to 38,334.
Patients were aged between 30 and 99 years old. All except 5 (aged 30 to 81 years old) had known underlying health conditions.
Their familes have been informed.