In the week ending April 5 - the latest figures available - 3,041 Covid-19 PCR tests were taken and 17.8 per cent of those were positive.
Since the start of the pandemic more than 1.8 million tests have been taken by Barnsley residents.
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ALMOST 20 per cent of all Covid tests taken in Barnsley are returning a positive result, government figures have confirmed.
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