More than 600 coronavirus cases confirmed in Leeds as UK hospital deaths top 10,000

It brings the total confirmed cases in Leeds to 628, accurate as of 9am today.

There are now 4,845 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across Yorkshire, up by 323 from Saturday's update.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it was a "sombre day" as the hospital death toll from coronovirus in the UK passed the 10,000 mark.

Yorkshire has seen a record daily death total today, with confirmed coronavirus fatalities rising by 60.

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

Barnsley - 309

Bradford - 377

Calderdale - 140

Doncaster - 198

East Riding - 204

Hull (Kingston upon Hull) - 112

Kirklees - 318

Leeds - 628

North East Lincolnshire - 64

North Lincolnshire - 95

North Yorkshire - 436

Rotherham - 338

Sheffield - 1,201

Wakefield - 300

York - 125

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