Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted the rise is “concerning”. Government figures show there have been 371 new lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus recorded in Yorkshire and the Humber between 9am on Saturday and 9am on Sunday. It brings the total number of confirmed cases in the region to 37,502. These are the Yorkshire areas with the most new lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in 24 hours:
These Yorkshire areas have seen the biggest rise in coronavirus cases in 24 hours
By Abbey Maclure
Published 7th Sep 2020, 11:45 BST
There were 2,988 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the UK on Sunday in the largest daily figure since May.