Kearsley registers highest number of new coronavirus cases in the country

coronavirus have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 100 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Lanarkshire for five consecutive days.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed another 130 cases in the region today as she warned further restrictions across Scotland may be needed "in the near future".Since the first cases of the virus were confirmed in the region in March, there have been just six days when more than 100 new cases have been

positive case means the toll stands at 2,530. The First Minister, speaking from her daily briefing in Edinburgh, said 218 people are currently being treated in hospital with 22 in intensive care.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserNo new deaths were recorded in Lanarkshire – however, 10 people died from coronavirus in the county during in September, after more than two months without a fatality due to Covid-19.In total, 363 people have died from coronavirus in Lanarkshire.

More than 7,000 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours.This is only slightly less than yesterday's figures which were the highest ever amount recorded since the pandemic began.The number of deaths has also increased by 71 - the same as Tuesday's figure which was the highest daily total of deaths since July 1.The government said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 7,108 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, taking the overall number of

The First Minister added that of the new cases, the bulk were in the under 25 age group, which is likely to have been affected by university clusters in recent days.The latest figures come as a former chief medical officer of Scotland has said that Covid-19 could be back under control in the coming weeks if rules put in place are followed.Professor Sir Harry Burns, who served as Scotland’s top doctor between 2005 and 2014, urged people to follow new restrictions to curb the spread of the

The number of coronavirus cases in an area of Rochdale are among the highest in Greater Manchester.There were 49 cases recorded in Wardleworth and Newbold Brow during the week to September 24, according to the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).This is more than anywhere in Bolton, which has the highest infection rate in the country and is under more stringent restrictions than the rest of the conurbation.Elsewhere only the student and university areas in Manchester, North

The publishing of ethnicity data about who is getting infected with Covid-19 has led to residents in Oldham being ‘racially abused’ and discriminated against, a councillor claims.Speaking at a meeting of the borough’s scrutiny panels, Councillor Shoab Akhtar, who represents Werneth ward, asked whether any other local authorities had chosen to make the ethnic breakdown of new coronavirus cases public.Oldham council publishes statistics weekly about how many cases of the virus have been recorded

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Nicola Sturgeon has announced 558 new coronavirus cases in Scotland in the past 24 hours. The First Minister announced there has been no new hospital deaths from a positive case with the total number of deaths remaining at 2,510.

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Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Of those cases 219 are in the Greater Glasgow area, 66 are in Lanarkshire and 73 are in Lothian.A significant number of new cases in the Glasgow area are linked to an outbreak at Glasgow University halls of residence.

Six months on since the first national lockdown, coronavirus cases are back on the rise.

pandemic in late March.

they do not believe there has been any single factor which has left the area with a heightened number of infections.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that a further 244 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government figures confirmed no people died in the last 24 hours, with the death toll sitting at 2,499.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that a further 221 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government figures confirmed no people died in the last 24 hours, with the death toll sitting at 2,499.

Covid-19  in the last 24 hours has soared to 3,539. The Government said that as of 9am on Friday, there had been a further 3,539 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK - a spike from yesterday's figure of 2,919.