Hamilton had more new Covid cases than any other South Lanarkshire area

link!In total, 36,181 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 1183 people have died after testing positive.Lanarkshire has been the worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus with 5451.3 cases and 178.7 deaths for every 100,000 residents.

direct to your inboxMore than 50 people without symptoms have tested positive for Covid-19 as part of a mass testing programme in south Manchester where a new variant of the virus has been found.Surge testing is being carried out in Moss Side and neighbouring areas after four cases of E484K, a mutation of the Kent strain which has spread across the country, were discovered earlier this month.

Hamilton areaClydesdaleEast Kilbride and AvondaleDon't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this link!Rutherglen and Cambuslang*Where a neighbourhood has fewer than three cases this is being presented as 0-2 to help protect patient confidentiality.

link!Executive director for community and enterprise Michael McGlynn added: “Producing a strategy is one thing.“I genuinely believe it is the process of producing a strategy, the publicity and how we try and engage with our communities that is about changing their behaviour and taking civic pride.“There will always be exceptions to that.

link!In total, 35,158 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 1138 people have died after testing positive.Lanarkshire has been the worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus with 5297 cases and 171.9 deaths for every 100,000 residents.

link!“We want to be clear that driving at 20mph is the right thing to do in any town centre area and would encourage all road users to comply with the new limits.”

link!A spokesman for SLC, said: “At a special meeting of the executive committee a number of options were presented to elected members for their consideration to enable the council to meet its obligation to balance its budget.“Members agreed to defer all the recommendations to a meeting of the full council, which will happen later this month.“It was noted that a working group has been set up to allow political leaders the opportunity to engage in cross-party discussions on the savings

Hamilton areaClydesdaleDon't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this link!East Kilbride and AvondaleRutherglen and Cambuslang*Where a neighbourhood has fewer than three cases this is being presented as 0-2 to help protect patient confidentiality.

direct to your inboxThousands of people in Manchester are to be offered immediate Covid-19 tests after a new variant of the virus was identified in the area. Manchester City Council will be inviting everyone living or working within a specific footprint for tests from tomorrow after four cases of a new strain were identified in two households on Moss Side.

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.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang remains at the epicentre of the crisis in South Lanarkshire after at least 126 cases were recorded last week - down 17 per cent.

South Ayrshire has been revealed.Figures show the worst-affected neighbourhood with 32 deaths is Ayr South Harbour and town centre. There were 20 Covid-linked fatalities registered in the Prestwick Airport and Monkton area and 18 in Dalmilling.Tragically, people lost their lives after contracting coronavirus in all parts of the local authority region.

coronavirus vaccine is effective against the new variants discovered in South Africa and the UK. The biotechnology company conducted tests on the vaccine against the emerging strains of the virus.Research found that the variants had “showed no significant impact” on the neutralising properties of the vaccine.

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