Listed: Every confirmed coronavirus case across Yorkshire as total nears 8,000

This article refers to the Department of Health update on Thursday, April 23.
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A total of 7,928 people in Yorkshire have now tested positive for coronavirus.

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The latest update from the Department of Health, which counts cases confirmed before 12.30am today, shows a rise of 246 cases in Yorkshire since the same time on Wednesday.

Sheffield is the worst-hit local authority area, with 1,751 confirmed cases, followed by Leeds with 1,049 cases.

In the UK, the total number of lab-confirmed cases is 138,078.

The death toll in UK hospitals now stands at 18,738, with 1,325 deaths confirmed in Yorkshire hospitals.

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The full list of confirmed cases by local authority area are as follows:

Barnsley - 495

Bradford - 647

Calderdale - 204

Doncaster - 326

East Riding - 412

Hull (Kingston upon Hull) - 320

Kirklees - 466

Leeds - 1,049

North East Lincolnshire - 109

North Lincolnshire - 244

Rotherham - 537

Sheffield - 1,751

Wakefield - 441

York - 209

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