Every confirmed coronavirus case in Yorkshire as 40 new cases confirmed in Leeds

There are now 544 confirmed cases in Leeds, an increase of 40 since yesterday's update.

The Department of Health said 334,974 tests have been carried out in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, including 18,091 tests on Friday.

Of the the 269,598 people tested, 78,991 have tested positive for the illness.

Sheffield has the highest number of cases in Yorkshire, with more than one thousand recorded.

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

Barnsley - 297

Bradford - 359

Calderdale - 135

Doncaster - 192

East Riding - 187

Hull (Kingston upon Hull) - 97

Kirklees - 295

Leeds - 544

North East Lincolnshire - 64

North Lincolnshire - 91

North Yorkshire - 410

Rotherham - 321

Sheffield - 1,137

Wakefield - 274

York - 119

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