Public Health England confirm 150th case of coronavirus in Wakefield as death toll reaches 42

More than 150 people in Wakefield have now tested positive for coronavirus.
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In new data released yesterday (Sunday, April 5), Public Health England confirmed that 153 people in the district had tested positive for Covid-19.

This means there is now one confirmed case for around every 2,254 people in the district.

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However, these figures do not include those who have not been tested for the virus - the government has previously stated that there are believed to be thousands of people in the UK who have coronavirus but have not been tested, meaning their cases would not be reflected in the official figures.

More than 150 people in Wakefield have now tested positive for coronavirus. Stock image.More than 150 people in Wakefield have now tested positive for coronavirus. Stock image.
More than 150 people in Wakefield have now tested positive for coronavirus. Stock image.

It comes as NHS England confirms that at least 42 patients at Mid Yorkshire hospitals have died after testing positive for the virus.

The figures, which are correct as of 5pm on Saturday, cover patients staying at Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury and District hospitals.

These include five deaths on Wednesday and seven on Thursday.

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But the NHS warned that these numbers were "likely to be updated" in future, as post mortem results are processed.

More than 150 people in Wakefield have now tested positive for coronavirus. Chart: FastChartsMore than 150 people in Wakefield have now tested positive for coronavirus. Chart: FastCharts
More than 150 people in Wakefield have now tested positive for coronavirus. Chart: FastCharts

No further information about the victims is known at this time.

Nationally, 47,806 people have now tested positive for the virus, and there have been 4,934 deaths.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was yesterday admitted to hospital with "'persistent symptoms" of the virus.