Coronavirus confirmed cases in Leeds rise by 29 in new figures

Across Yorkshire and the Humber, the number of confirmed cases has reached 3,035.

In the UK confirmed cases have risen by 3,802 in the past 24 hours.

The total of confirmed cases in the UK is 51,608 cases.

This data is correct as of 9am on Monday, March 6.

There have been 5,373 deaths in the UK.

The list of Yorkshire cases in full:

Barnsley 216

Bradford 204

Calderdale 94

Doncaster 144

East Riding 96

Hull (Kingston upon Hull) 38

Kirklees 198

Leeds 325

North East Lincolnshire 49

North Lincolnshire 62

North Yorkshire 269

Rotherham 221

Sheffield 882

Wakefield 162

York 75

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