Six further Covid deaths, but patient numbers fall at Rotherham Hospital

THERE have been six further deaths at Rotherham Hospital among patients testing positive for Covid-19 over the past week — up from two last week — but inpatient numbers are falling.

As of this morning, there were 22 inpatients in Rotherham Hospital who have tested positive for the virus, down from 29 last week. None were in critical care. 

Overall, 4,599 inpatients at the hospital have tested positive since the start of the pandemic.