Ten more deaths recorded in Doncaster in the last 24 hours

The dashboard shows 1,142 people had died in the area by April 21 (Thursday) – up from 1,132 on Wednesday.

They were among 15,329 deaths recorded across Yorkshire.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Doncaster.

A total of 150,468 deaths were recorded throughout England by April 21 (Thursday) – up from 149,844 on Wednesday.

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