Covid-19: First weekly fall in infections for seven weeks

The borough’s seven-day infection rate up to last Thursday was 372.9 per 100,000 people — down from the previous week’s figure of 440.8.

However, the borough’s rate was still well above the UK average of 297.1.

As of yesterday, Rotherham Hospital was treating 44 Covid-positive patients — down 13 from the previous week — and had three in critical care.

Since the pandemic started, 3,114 patients have been treated with the virus, of whom 649 have died.