NHS data released this afternoon (Saturday, May 9) has revealed that 116 hospital patients have died after contracting the disease- with no further fatalities reported at the site over the past day.
The NHS figures could be higher as they do not include deaths that occurred in care homes or the community.
Elsewhere in South Yorkshire, Sheffield has reported a death toll of 230, an increase of two in the past day.
A dog walker in a mask walks his dogs as life in Britain goes on under lockdown in an effort to halt transmission of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
The death toll in Rotherham stands at 126 deaths and Barnsley has lost 101 patients.
Across the country, England’s death toll stands at 22,972 after 252 more patients died within a 24 hour reporting period.
Tomorrow Boris Johnson is set to address the nation, outlining a new ‘road map’ on how lockdown restrictions could be eased.
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