One death and slight rise in Covid patient numbers at Rotherham Hospital

THERE has been one further death and the number of Covid-19 positive in-patients at Rotherham Hospital has risen from 35 to 38 this week.

As of Thursday morning, there was one inpatient being treated with the virus in critical care.

The total number of inpatients who have tested positive since Covid-19 is 5,122. 

Currently 85.4 per cent of the population in Rotherham aged over 12 have had their first dose of the vaccine, 81.9 per cent have had their second and 65.5 per cent have received a booster jab.