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In Sheffield, eight more people have died bringing the total number of deaths so far to 29

NHS England announced five more people have died in Barnsley, bringing the total to nine, and there have been two new coronavirus deaths in Rotherham, bringing the total to four.

The total of coronavirus deaths in Doncaster remains at five.

There have now been 29 coronavirus-related deaths in Sheffield. Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Nationally, a further 561 people, who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 2,698.

NHS England said of the 561 deaths, the patients were aged between 22 and 100 years old and 44 of the 561 patients – aged between 25 and 100 years old – had no known underlying health condition.

Public Health England said that as of 9am today (2 April) 33,718 people in the UK have tested positive for coronavirus.

Location of every coronavirus death in South Yorkshire as Sheffield death toll rises again