Ayrshire.
08.06.2020 - 20:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Ayrshire was one of the first health boards to receive a positive COVID-19 test.March 4 - the date of the first case in the region - seems like a distant memory now with cases now sitting at 1080 today.What has the virus done at a local level and how does the region compare with the rest of Scotland's health boards?Deaths per 10,000 of populationAyrshire has the third-worst COVID-19 death rate in Scotland.The region has seen 7.5 per 10,000 deaths with only Greater Glasgow and Clyde (10.7) and
.A total of 292 people in Ayrshire and Arran have died as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak, latest figures have shown.Figures from the National Records of Scotland show that 112 people in South Ayrshire have tragically lost their lives since the start of the pandemic, while death toll for East Ayrshire is 75.In North Ayrshire, the tragic death toll is 105.The weekly report, out today, shows that four people died during the reporting period (Monday, June 15 and Sunday, June 21).That local
Kilmarnock coronavirus deaths have taken place in some of the town’s most deprived areas, new figures show.One of Kilmarnock’s most poverty-stricken regions also has the worst COVID-19 death rate in East Ayrshire, the National Records of Scotland (NRS) report has revealed.Altonhill North and Onthank has a death rate of 307.2 per 100,000 after 14 people died in the area as a result of contracting the virus between March and May.According to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), this
coronavirus in Scotland, bringing the hospital death toll to 2,464.
Almost 14,000 jobs have been furloughed in East Ayrshire as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.Figures made available reveal the impact of COVID-19 on the back of the country being locked down on Monday, March 23 in a bid to combat the deadly disease – with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s programmes preventing jobs being axed.A total of 13,700 employments have been furloughed as part of the job retention scheme (JRS) in East Ayrshire.Meanwhile, 3500 claims have been made through the
Police have thanked members of the public after a missing Saltcoats man was found safe and well within hours of an online appeal.Officers earlier today issued an plea to trace David Cameron who hadn't been seen since around 9pm on Wednesday, 10 June, in the Lochwood Gardens area.But this afternoon a Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed he has been traced safe and well, adding: "The public and media are thanked for their assistance."
East Ayrshire schools remains as August 11.
Ayrshire and Arran has reported no new coronavirus cases for the second time this month.
Ayrshire is continuing to slow down, new figures show.
The number of Ayrshire hospital patients battling coronavirus has dipped below 10.
New coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Ayrshire as Scotland's death toll from the disease experienced another double-figure increase.
There has been a huge drop in the COVID-19 death rate in Ayrshire, new figures show.
No new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in Ayrshire for the first time during the pandemic.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ayrshire has risen by just two to 1,060.
The number of Ayrshire and Arran patients fighting coronavirus in hospital has hit a new low.
Lockdown measures have been eased today for people across Scotland.