Coronavirus Ayrshire: New record amount of daily cases as hospital numbers increase

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThree Ayrshire residents have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, new figures from Public Health Scotland show.Two of the tragic victims of the disease lived in North Ayrshire and the other in East Ayrshire, bringing the death toll for the county to 200.The sad news was revealed this afternoon after Nicola Sturgeon announced new Council area Covid restriction levels.Ayrshire has recorded a

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 28 new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland overnight, the highest daily figure since May 21, the Scottish Government has announced.Another 1,739 Scots have also tested positive for the virus as cases continue to rise across the country.Some 873 patients are currently being treated in hospital, an increase of 49 overnight, while 73 remain in intensive care.In Ayrshire and

NHS Ayrshire & Arran are continuing to rise, it can be revealed today. A total of 62 patients are in hospital battling coronavirus with eight people in intensive care.A total of 57 new cases have been reported in the region overnight with the total for the county now at 2,983.Across Scotland, one more person has died after testing positive for COVID-19.

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Ayrshire residents have died in the past week after testing positive for coronavirus, it can be revealed today.One NHS Ayrshire & Arran patient has died in the past 24 hours, Public Health Scotland data has shown.The number of COVID-19 hospital deaths in the region now stand at 182.The person that has died in the past 24 hours was a resident from North Ayrshire.Ayrshire has, again, recorded more than 100 cases in the past 24 hours with 103 new infections bringing the region's total to 2,888.A

coronavirus which concerned staff are blaming on ineffectual PPE.Nurses in Scotland, apart from those dealing with patients requiring aerosol- generating procedures such as ventilators, are only issued with surgical masks.They have been denied access to the higher grade FFP3 masks which properly protect the wearer.Now nurses at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley have voiced fears about their safety following the outbreak of the virus on ward 23 – an orthopaedic ward – and ward 27 – a

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe Ayrshire Post have this week joined business owners in backing a campaign to encourage shoppers to think local first.Scotland loves Local, led by Scotland’s Towns Partnership, aims to encourage folk to shop in their high streets and help get our town centres back on their feet following the impact of Covid-19.And the Post is encouraging everyone to shop locally whether it’s for your fruit and

NHS Ayrshire & Arran patients have died after testing positive for coronavirus, it can be revealed today.

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Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further two people in Ayrshire and Arran have died from coronavirus as daily cases approach the 100 mark.New data from the Scottish Government shows the deaths occurred in South Ayrshire and East Ayrshire.The grim news comes as the area set yet another record for daily case rises.Figures show 95 people tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours bringing the pandemic total to 2,478.There

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded 956 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours - with 72 in Ayrshire.The national figure accounts for 14.9 per cent of newly tested individuals.The Scottish Government say there have been no new deaths of people who have tested positive for coronavirus.But there are 449 people in Scottish NHS hospitals with confirmed Covid-19 and 33 patients in intensive care.In Ayrshire

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire has recorded a new record rise in coronavirus cases taking the region soaring past the 2,000 mark.Scottish Government figures show 73 new positive tests were recorded in the area in the last 24 hours.That beats yesterday's total of 63 which was the highest daily rise since April  and brings the pandemic total to 2,068.For the first time since May, there are five people in intensive care in

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland hit an unwanted milestone today as the number of patients battling coronavirus in hospital passed the 200 mark.The Scottish Government revealed 210 people are being treated in hospital as it emerged a further 758 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the last 24 hours.There are 22 people in intensive care after testing positive.No new deaths were reported meaning the pandemic total

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Ayrshire 34 new cases have been recorded overnight with the total for the region now at 1,810.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 775 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Scotland as MP Margaret Ferrier faces calls to quit Westminster.Meanwhile, the number of positive coronavirus cases recorded in NHS Ayrshire & Arran has increased markedly by 46 to 1,776.The latest data has been published this afternoon by the Scottish Government as part of its daily briefing on how COVID-19 is impacting the nation.A

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