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Doncaster had 397.3 cases per 100,000 in the week to October 19 – a total of 1,239 cases recorded in the seven days up to that. It was up from up from 232.5 per 100,000, or 725 cases in total, the previous week.

During the seven days to October 19, there were 2,485 cases recorded in Sheffield– but that is a fall from the previous week, up to October 12, which had seen 2,649 new cases.

The Covid figures are based on based on Public Health England data published on October 23

Medical staff wearing full PPE (personal protective equipment), including a face mask, long aprons, and gloves as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, work on an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward treating patients with COVID-19, at Frimley Park Hospital in Frimley, southwest England on May 22, 2020. - Britain's number of deaths "involving" the coronavirus has risen to 46,000, substantially higher than the 36,914 fatalities officially reported so far, according to a statistical update released Tuesday. (Photo by Steve Parsons / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEVE PARSONS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The rate per 100,000 for the week to October 19 was 414.5, down from 452.9 the previous week.

Barnsley has the highest number of cases per 100,000 at present with 489.7 – a total of 1,209 in the past seven days, up from 326.5 per 100,000, or 806 cases, the previous week.

Rotherham had 414.5 coronavirus cases per 100,000 in the week to October 19 – a total of 1,100 in the past seven days, up from 300.3 per 100,000, or 797 cases, the previous week.

The borough, along with other parts of South Yorkshire will be placed into Tier 3 restrictions today.

Mayor Jones said: “I appreciate that being in this highest tier is not where we want to be as a borough and people have been working hard to keep our infection rates down and made a lot of sacrifices over the last few months.

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Covid-19 cases recorded in Doncaster rise 70 per cent in most recent week

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