Lanarkshire Covid cases rise by more than 50 per cent

Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.Covid cases in schools have rocketed in the past fortnight - with almost 200 positive people identified on campuses.Documents obtained by the Paisley Daily Express show that 189 pupils and staff have tested positive for the virus since May 20.They are spread across 26 schools in the local authority area.Hundreds more children have been asked to self-isolate.The news comes as it is confirmed that

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iOS - Android “By having a regular test, and taking up the vaccine offer, we keep infections down.”To make it easier, an NHS Lanarkshire team will be handing out testing kits at the local mosques in Bellshill and Coatbridge on the following dates and times: Friday, June 4 (11am-3pm), and Monday, June 7 (12pm-2pm), at the Central Mosque, 5 Clydesdale Street, Mossend, ML4 2RS; and Friday, June 11 (12.30pm-2.30pm) at Coatbridge Mosque, 10 Quarry Street, ML5 3PU.Dr Hyland added: “I would like to

iOS - Android Head of senior phase education Stewart Nicolson said: "We see this as a positive step.

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coronavirus have been identified in Scotland over the past 24 hours. The number of people who have tested positive for Covid during the pandemic has now risen to 233,671, according to the latest Scottish Government figures.

coronavirus in Scotland over the past 24 hours. The latest Scottish Government figures have revealed that the total number of people that have been infected with Covid during the pandemic has risen to 233,671.

death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains the same at 7,666. There are currently 83 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with four being treated in intensive care.

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Coronavirus infection rates have continued to rise steeply in most parts of Greater Manchester, according to the latest data from Public Health England (PHE).

iOS - Android Last week was the third consecutive week in which COVID-19 cases have increased after falling to their lowest level for eight months at the end of April.Case numbers in Lanarkshire are still down by 88 per cent since the New Year peak in the week beginning January 4, when 2353 were confirmed.The rate of cases in Lanarkshire is also around 70 per cent lower than neighbouring Glasgow City, which has one of the highest rates in the country.Deaths from coronavirus also remain at their

iOS - Android Across South Lanarkshire, 153 cases were recorded last week (Sunday, May 15 to Saturday, May 21) - up by one on the previous week.NHS Lanarkshire last week voiced concern about the prevalence of the new, more transmissible, variant of coronavirus first discovered in India due to the proximity of Rutherglen and Cambuslang to the south of Glasgow.Halfway, Hallside and Drumsagard is at the epicentre of the outbreak in Rutherglen and Cambuslang, with 22 cases were discovered there last

BRIT Awards 2021, which were held as part of the government’s Events Research Programme.This year’s ceremony featured a live audience of 4000 fans – largely made up of NHS and key workers – who were not required to wear masks or social distance, having provided a negative coronavirus test beforehand.No cases of the virus have been linked to the BRITs while just 15 positive results came from the 58,000 people who took part in the government’s research events overall, as reported by the Evening

Glasgow, Clackmannanshire and East Renfrewshire where cases of the virus are particularly high. Glasgow is the only council area in Scotland that remains in Level Three lockdown, while the rest of the mainland sits in Level Two.

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www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/coronavirus-testing/glenburn-foxbar. For more information on community testing in Renfrewshire visit: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/coronavirus-testing-centres.

Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.Schools and nurseries in Tullibody have been closed to pupils as concerns mount over rising Covid cases in the village.The measure - which was communicated to parents on Wednesday - mean that pupils moved to remote learning from yesterday (Thursday) morning and will remain working from home until May 31.It will affect Banchory, Abercromby and St Bernadette primaries, as well as Tulach Nursery - with