Covid

A stubbornly high number of new COVID-19 cases was seen in Dumfries and Galloway in the week ending Sunday July 25, standing at 215 compared to 220 the week before.Numbers of identified close contacts of cases actually increased, rising from 560 to 598.Public Health Consultant Dr Andrew Rideout said: “Although cases of COVID-19 across Scotland

A gradual move to more normal inpatient visiting arrangements is taking place in Dumfries and Galloway – in line with the move to Level 0 in the national COVID protection framework.  NHS Boards across Scotland are being asked to help secure a return to full person-centre visiting, subject to local health protection advice.  Work is taking place

A bid to make COVID-19 vaccines in Dumfries and Galloway as easily available as possible continues this Friday, with a pop-up clinic in a supermarket car park. Morrisons supermarket in Brooms Road, Dumfries, will host a pop-up clinic this Friday July 23 from 9.30 am to 4 pm – offering first dose vaccinations to anyone

An increased number of new COVID-19 cases was seen in Dumfries and Galloway in the week ending Sunday July 18, up to 217 from 168 the week before.Latest data shows that the highest numbers of new cases (28%) are being seen among young adults aged 18 to 29 – the majority of whom, unfortunately, are

THE COVID-19 vaccination programme in Dumfries and Galloway is very well advanced, with all originally scheduled first dose vaccinations completed. Please be aware that, nationally, there have been reports of people using fraudulent means to obtain information relating to vaccinations. At this stage in the vaccination programme, you will only be contacted in one of

A SUSTAINED high level of COVID-19 cases was seen in Dumfries and Galloway again last week.  There were 168 new cases recorded in the region in the week ending Sunday July 11 – down just slightly from 181 the week before.  Close contacts decreased from 809 to 429, but a significant number of close contacts

DROP-IN clinics are continuing to take place for people in Dumfries and Galloway still to receive their first COVID-19 vaccination, or who are more than eight weeks from their first.  As at the end of 12 July, a total of 114,256 first dose vaccinations had been delivered to adults aged 18 plus – representing 93.1

Anyone in the region still to be vaccinated against COVID is being urged to take up the opportunity – against the national backdrop of high numbers of cases. All originally scheduled first dose vaccinations for adults aged 18 plus and anyone 16 plus who is immune-suppressed in Dumfries and Galloway have been completed. However, first

A DECLINE in new COVID-19 cases has been recorded within Dumfries and Galloway, standing at 181 in the week ending Sunday July 4. Despite the fall from 239 the week before, local health experts describe the case numbers as ‘worryingly high’ – warning that we are most likely not yet past the peak of the