Confirmed coronavirus cases in Yorkshire increases by 257 as UK figure tops 120,000

The confirmed cases of coronavirus in Yorkshire have increased by 257 - as figures in the country top 120,000.

There have now been a total of 6,881 cases in Yorkshire.

In the UK, the total number of lab-confirmed UK cases now stands at 120,067.

The full case numbers for each region of Yorkshire are as follows:

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Barnsley - 454

Bradford - 564

Doncaster - 265

East Riding - 330

Hull (Kingston upon Hull) - 241

Kirklees - 421

Leeds - 893

North East Lincolnshire - 91

North Lincolnshire - 167

Rotherham - 478

Sheffield - 1598

Wakefield - 392

York - 182

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