Leeds confirmed coronavirus cases total exceeds 500 for first time

The confirmed coronavirus cases total in Leeds has exceeded 500 for the first time.
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The figure is now 504, an increase of 67 from figures released yesterday.

There are now a total of 4202 cases in Yorkshire - an increase of 378 in latest figures.

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Cases across the UK have now topped 70,000 for the first time.

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

The full list of confirmed cases in each area are as follows:

Barnsley - 267

Bradford - 331

Calderdale - 122

Doncaster - 183

East Riding - 174

Hull (Kingston upon Hull) - 85

Kirklees - 278

Leeds - 504

North East Lincolnshire - 61

North Lincolnshire - 77

Rotherham - 279

Sheffield - 1095

Wakefield - 245

York - 111

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