There were 15 coronavirus deaths in North Lanarkshire in the past week.
24.04.2020 - 18:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Health bosses in Salford believe the city’s high Covid-19 care home death toll is due to ‘proactive testing’ - while the city mayor says that the current national approach creates a ‘false picture’ of the crisis.
Salford has the highest number of coronavirus-related care home deaths in the country, according to the figures published this week.
46 people sadly died in Salford’s care homes in the week ending 10 April as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, the most recent ONS figures show -
There were 15 coronavirus deaths in North Lanarkshire in the past week.
No new coronavirus deaths have been announced at Salford Royal Hospital for the first time in two weeks.
A total of 192 Ayrshire and Arran residents have died as a result of contracting coronavirus.
There is one Salford neighbournhood which is yet to have any confirmed coronavirus deaths.
A care homes inquiry has been launched by the Scottish Parliament to probe serious issues during the coronavirus pandemic.
The peak of coronavirus-related deaths in care homes could potentially be 'months away', the chief executive of Care England has said.
Nearly half of coronavirus deaths in South Lanarkshire are in care homes shocking new figures have revealed.
Twenty-four residents at Erskine care homes for ex-servicemen and women are believed to have died from coronavirus.
The foreign secretary has admitted there has been a 'distribution issue' in getting coronavirus test kits for care home staff and residents following mounting criticism about delays.
Coronavirus has been responsible for 37 deaths in South Lanarkshire's care homes.
Firefighters were called to an apartment block in Salford after a blaze started inside a bin.
Up to half of the coronavirus deaths in Europe are care home residents, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
Coronavirus deaths in care homes in England Wales have shot up from 217 in one week to more than 1,000 according to figures released this morning by the Office for National Statistics.
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A quarter of all suspected or confirmed coronavirus deaths in Scotland have been in care homes, new figures have revealed.
All care home residents and social care staff with coronavirus symptoms will be tested for the virus, the government has pledged amid claims elderly victims are being 'airbrushed' from official figures and thousands of residents could already have died.