Colorado Sec. of State dispenses PPE to election workers amid rising COVID cases

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New weekly coronavirus cases in Lanarkshire fell for the first time since July last week.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed a further 268 cases in the region for yesterday at her daily briefing on Monday, November 2.That brings the total number of new Covid cases in the region for last week (week beginning October 26) to 2001 - 718 less than the previous week.Each of the previous 12 weeks had seen a

LOS ANGELES – In a grim milestone Friday the United States passed 9 million active cases of the coronavirus according to the database maintained by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. At 9,015,262 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began, the U.S. has the highest number of any country in the global community. This coming less than two weeks after the nation passed 8 million cases.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Lanarkshire saw a further 274 new coronavirus cases confirmed yesterday.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the figures at her daily briefing in Edinburgh this afternoon, meaning a record 2719 new positive tests were confirmed in the region last week.The total number of cases in the region this month now exceeds 7000 - more than 1.5 times the 4375 cases confirmed in the region between March and

reached 539. Today a further 16 have been confirmed across the region. Do you know a school where children are isolating? Let us know in the comments here or email the details to [email protected]. Today's list includes:The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have been confirmed between now and the start of term. Some may have now finished isolating and returned to their classes:ManchesterSalfordGet the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with

reached 539.  Today a further 16 have been confirmed across the region - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to. Schools and councils aren't publishing this information, with the exception of Wigan Council, so we are largely reliant on parents informing us about closures. Do you know a school where children are isolating? Let us know in the comments here or email the details to [email protected]. The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have

Warrington ' where coronavirus cases are rising.

reached 525. Now a further 14 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

A ‘steady rise’ in the number of cases of coronavirus in the over 65s age group is causing concern in Trafford, while hints have been made that bonfire night celebrations could be stopped.The borough’s Director for Public Health, Eleanor Roaf and council officers gave an update to public engagement board this morning.Trafford currently sits 36th highest in the country for its infection rates, with a current rate of 322.7 per 100,000 people.Ms Roaf warned: “If we don’t all change our behaviour a

Nicola Sturgeon’s plea not to travel south of the border to watch the Old Firm match at English pubs.

topped 500. Now a further 14 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

reached 489. Now a further 22 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

reached 489. Today a further 22 have been confirmed across the region, including a number of Wigan schools, where the council is the only local authority in Greater Manchester to release its own weekly update showing which ones have been affected across the borough.

Wigan, Springwood Primary in Swinton, Salford, and St Andrew's CE Primary in Radcliffe, Bury.

“At present no children have tested positive for coronavirus. and we think this is due to the quick and prompt actions of the school and the public health bodies who we are working closely with.“This was not an easy decision to take as it is vitally important we help pupils catch up for education time lost during this pandemic.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 1400 people in Lanarkshire have tested positive for coronavirus in the last week.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed another 244 Covid-19 cases in the region at her daily press briefing this afternoon, taking the total for last week to 1406.The figure is a new weekly record for confirmed coronavirus cases in the region and includes the daily record of 306 set on Friday, October 9.Today

Ayrshire has recorded a new record for the amount of coronavirus cases reported in one day.

schools after a sharp spike in students getting coronavirus, say union bosses. There were 1,292 cases among children and young people in the final week of September - a near ten-fold rise on the 138 new cases at the end of August.

East Kilbride mum has accused the authorities of playing “Russian roulette” with vulnerable children’s health.

Calls have been made for transparency about the spiralling costs of high-profile Manchester projects, including the delayed and increasingly expensive Factory arts complex.Councillors are seeking an independent review of the council’s capital programme, which is reporting 'concerning' overspends across several schemes.An audit of the proposed projects was planned within the last year, but was cancelled as they were deemed ‘low risk’, a meeting heard.There are also concerns the original budgets