This is the number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in Wakefield over the weekend

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Wakefield increased by 42 over the weekend, official figures show.
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Public Health England figures show that 2,285 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Monday (yesterday) in Wakefield, up from 2,243 the same time on Friday.

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Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 9,448 over the period, to 371,125.

​Wakefield's cases were among the 40,359 recorded across Yorkshire and The Humber, a figure which rose by 1,187 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.