Covid patient numbers continue to fall at Rotherham Hospital

THE number of Covid-19 positive patients has continued to fall at Rotherham Hospital.

As of today, there were 19 patients who had tested positive for the virus - down from 27 last week.

There were three further deaths of patients who had had a positive Covid test.

As of this morning, there were no inpatients being treated with the virus in critical care. 

The total number of hospital inpatients who have tested positive since Covid-19 began is now 4,954. 

More than 85 per cent of the population in Rotherham aged over 12 have had their first dose of the vaccine, 81.8 per cent have had their second and 65.3 per cent have received a booster jab.

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