Coronavirus cluster linked to Glasgow school as eight positive cases confirmed

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCases of coronavirus in Ayrshire and Arran rose by 11 overnight.The pandemic total for the health board region now stands at 1,359.Across Scotland, 154 new cases were reported which accounts for 1.2 per cent of newly tested patients.No new deaths have been declared and the death toll remains at 2,494.A total of 20,632 people have tested positive for the disease since the outbreak.The symptoms of

coronavirus cases has been identified in a Scottish Highlands town. NHS Highland’s Health Protection Team confirmed five news cases of Covid-19 today and have said contract tracing is underway in the Grantown area.

Ayrshire coronavirus cases has been linked to an indoor gathering the First Minister has said today.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire and Arran has recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours - part of 123 detected across Scotland.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted that the new figures were 'a worry' but said it was important to note that the positivity rate remains below one per cent.No new deaths from the disease have been reported with the pandemic total remaining at 2,494.A total of 20,318 people

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSixteen new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ayrshire during the past 24 hours.It takes the total number of positive tests in the region since the outbreak began to 1,340.Across Scotland, a total of 123 people have tested positive during the last day.No new deaths have been reported, with the number of people in Scots hospitals at 251, five of whom are in intensive care.Nicola Sturgeon

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Ayrshire.The Scottish Government released information as part of its daily COVID-19 update this afternoon.No new deaths mean Scotland's COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,494.However, data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows 4,222 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, August 23 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.Across Scotland, a total of 21,007 positive tests have been recorded since the end of February from 519,762 tests carried out.The number of positive

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Sixteen more people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus within the last 28 days.And another 1,048 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.A total of 41,465 people have now died, Public Health England has announced.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.As of shortly before 5pm on Wednesday, August 26, a total of 328,846

Sixteen more people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus within the last 28 days.A total of 41,449 people have now died, according to the Department of Health.Another 1,184 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, while on average, more than 190,000 daily tests have been carried out.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death

Four more people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the Department of Health.A total of 41,433 people have now died, while a further 853 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.As of 4pm on Monday, August 24, a total of 326,614 cases of coronavirus have been

2 Sisters chicken factory and 14 community contacts had all tested positive. Earlier in the week  Nicola Sturgeon  ordered every worker at the  processing plant  to self isolate and get tested immediately.

Covid-19 cases at the Coupar Angus 2 Sisters meat factory is growing by the day. The latest figures released on Saturday revealed that 79 workers and 11 community contacts had all tested positive.

A further eighteen deaths have been recorded in the UK, as another 1,288 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed.A total of 41,423 people have died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, according to the Department of Health.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.As of 9am on Saturday, a total of 324,601 cases of coronavirus have been

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere has been another significant increase in the number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus after 71 new cases confirmed today.The Scottish Government released information as part of its daily COVID-19 update this afternoon.Thirty-one of the positive tests have been attributed to the NHS Tayside region where the authorities are managing an outbreak linked to a food processing plant in Coupar

Bannerman High School  in the Ballieston area of the city is now self-isolating at home after the test.It's the latest cases in a cluster that has hit the northeast of Glasgow in the past week.Several of the positive cases have already been linked to the school in Ballieston.It's believed the pupil may have been infectious to other people at the school which led to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde contacting those who may have came in contact.The health board has said there is "no evidence to

coronavirus cluster in Lanarkshire had attended their high schools for short periods of time on Wednesday before testing positive, the local health board has confirmed. NHS Lanarkshire is carrying out an investigation after three pupils from St Ambrose High School and one from St Andrew's High School, both in Coatbridge, tested positive.

Orkney fishing vessel has grown by one, taking the total to six. The incident management team met on Friday afternoon to discuss progress with contact tracing taking place across NHS Highland, NHS Grampian and NHS Orkney.