Extra nurses are drafted in to RAH as covid cases hit record high

link!In total, 34,171 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 1086 people have died after testing positive.Lanarkshire has been the worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus with 5,162.6 cases and 164.1 deaths for every 100,000 residents.

link!Case numbers in the region are now at their lowest since the week beginning December 14 and the daily figure averaged less than 200 new cases a day last week for the first time in 2021.Overall, Covid-19 cases in Lanarkshire are now down by more than 50 per cent since the peak in the week beginning January 4 when 2353 were confirmed.

Edinburgh nurse and “devoted mummy” after she died with coronavirus.Naggayi Angella lost her life after contracting Covid-19 and going into a coma.The nursing student, originally from Uganda, had been studying at Edinburgh Napier University and her children have been left with no other family in the UK.Naggayi has also been working in community care to support her two children, Annmarie Yiga, 12, and John Jeremiah Mugisha, aged eight.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Yesterday saw the lowest number of new daily coronavirus cases in Lanarkshire in 2021.At her daily press briefing in Edinburgh today (Monday, January 25), First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed there had been a further 138 new cases in the region yesterday.Yesterday was just the second day of the year in which less than 200 new cases were recorded in Lanarkshire and the lowest daily figure since December

Hamilton area■ Ashgill and Netherburn - 10 (3.31 per 1,000)■ Blantyre North and Coatshill - 5 (1.7)■ Blantyre South and Wheatlands - 9 (2.1)■ Bothwell North - 12 (3.85)■ Bothwell South - 4 (1.19)■ Burnbank Central and Udston - 12 (2.61)■ Burnbank North - 10 (2.05)■ Burnbank South and Chantinghall - 5 (1.33)■ Earnock - 8 (1.98)■ Eddlewood - 14 (3.98)■ Fairhill - 5 (2.46)■ Glassford, Quarter and Allanton - 10 (2.32)■ Hamilton Centre and Low Parks - 12 (2.87)■ Hareleeshill - 10 (2.5)■ High Blantyre

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More people are being treated for Covid-19 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital than ever, as new test and vaccine centres are rolled out across Renfrewshire.As of Friday, there were 200 covid patients at the Paisley hospital, surpassing the peak in hospital admissions last April.But health bosses say staff are coping with the additional pressure.Figures obtained by the Express show that of the 200 patients, 119

direct to your inboxShoppers say they have been turned away from a Tesco store in Trafford at the centre of a Covid-19 outbreak. It comes as the supermarket chain confirmed to the M.E.N on Friday that a number of staff employed at the Chester Road store in Stretford were currently self-isolating.

across Lanarkshire amid fears that the 'Stay at Home' message is falling on deaf ears.

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Covid-19 rules after having a potentially life-saving operation cancelled due to rising cases.Claire Monaghan was diagnosed with oestrogen positive breast cancer in January last year before undergoing gruelling courses of chemo and radiotherapy.The 47-year-old writer also had a double mastectomy after discovering she had the BRCA2 gene which increases her risk of developing the disease again.The mum-of-three was due to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed on January 7 but health chiefs

direct to your inboxSchools have closed to key worker and vulnerable children after a number of positive Covid cases.King David Primary School in Crumpsall has closed to every year group, while Butterstile Primary School in Prestwich has closed to Nursery, Reception and Years 1 and 2.