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And then getting off, coming in, sanitising, PPE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, it was hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Care-home-deaths-graph.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42190\" width=\"762\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Care-home-deaths-graph.png 762w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Care-home-deaths-graph-480x322.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 762px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Deaths from dementia and Alzheimer&#8217;s disease also dropped notably, from 48,346 in 2020 to 39,623 in 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barnsley saw the biggest drop in deaths in South Yorkshire, with a decrease of 36.5% between the two years. 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