Coronavirus Scotland: Ayrshire death toll increases after historic cases are discovered

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCoronavirus has claimed the lives of three more people in Scotland.The grim news was announced by the Scottish Government this afternoon as part of their daily Covid-19 update.It is the highest figure since June.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNorth Ayrshire Council is facing a significant gap in its funding following the Covid-19 pandemic.The net financial impact of the pandemic lockdown on the Council is currently expected to be approximately £15.475m for the financial year 2020/21.The pandemic has had a major impact on public services across the UK and further afield and the Council has been monitoring its financial position to help

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 156 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Scotland while the nation's death toll has also increased.The confirmation of one new death means the number of people who have passed away from the disease across the country is up to 2,495.However, data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows 4,228 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, August 30 where the disease was mentioned

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 in Scotland were registered since yesterday.The Government confirmed the total number of positive cases now stands at 20,632.There have been no new deaths meaning the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic in Scotland remains at 2,494.A total of 264 people are currently being treated in hospital with six people in intensive care.It follows yesterday's announcement by Nicola Sturgeon that an incident management team is dealing with a cluster of cases in the Ayrshire

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

Ayrshire and Arran has today recorded its biggest increase in coronavirus cases since May. In the past 24 hours, 10 cases across the region have been reported by the Scottish Government.Across June and July, single-figure cases were being declared on a daily basis.It comes as 88 positive tests were recorded across Scotland, it can be revealed.

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

Ayrshire Live tested the system by attempting to book a test from a South Ayrshire postcode, to which we were told our nearest centre was in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, over 125 miles away and a mere four-and-a-half hour trek, each way.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCases of coronavirus in Ayrshire have broken through the 1,300 barrier.A further four people in the county were diagnosed with the disease in the last 24 hours bringing the total to 1,302 since the start of the outbreak.Latest figures from the Scottish Government show the new cases were among 83 nationwide although no new deaths have been recorded.