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A total of 23 new positive COVID-19 cases were identified in Dumfries and Galloway in the seven days up to April 25 2021.  This was an increase on fewer than five in the previous week.  Similarly, the number of new close contacts increased from 17 in the previous week to stand at 244.  A total

A roll-out of COVID-19 vaccinations to people aged 40 to 49 in Dumfries and Galloway is getting underway.  Appointments are going out over the next three weeks, with vaccinations taking place over a three-week period.  The move to start vaccinating those aged under 50 takes place in line with national directions and the anticipated national

Daily testing for COVID-19 is being extended in Upper Nithsdale right through this week until Friday. It follows an increase in cases in the area, resulting in the introduction of additional testing which has been running since the end of last week. Anyone living in Sanquhar, Kelloholm or the immediate surrounding area who is experiencing

VISITING to inpatients at hospitals in Dumfries and Galloway has resumed from today.  However, restrictions mean that each patient is limited to one named visitor during the course of their time in hospital.  With specific exemptions, inpatient visiting was suspended nationally on 26 December 2020 in response to cases of COVID-19.  NHS Dumfries and Galloway Medical Director Dr

ADDITIONAL testing for COVID-19 is being made available in Upper Nithsdale this Saturday and Sunday.  The additional capacity has been introduced in response to an increase in the number of cases within the area.  On Saturday and Sunday, testing for people who from Sanquhar, Kelloholm or the immediate surrounding area will be available outside Sanquhar

An increased number of COVID-19 cases in Upper Nithsdale has resulted in additional testing capacity being introduced in the area.Anyone living in Sanquhar, Kelloholm or the immediate surrounding area who is experiencing symptoms of COVID, or other mild illness such as diarrhoea, runny nose or sore throat. is encouraged to come forward to be tested.A

FEWER than five new cases of COVID-19 were once again identified in Dumfries and Galloway in the seven days up to April 18 2021. However, from those cases a total of 17 close contacts were identified and advised to self-isolate – up from 5 people in the previous week. A total of 3099 PCR COVID-19

FEWER than five new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Dumfries and Galloway in the seven days up to April 11 2021.  This was the second week in a row that new cases had numbered under five, but those cases that were discovered resulted in five close contacts being identified and advised to self-isolate.  A

ALMOST a third of all adults in Dumfries and Galloway have now received both their first and second COVID-19 vaccinations.  However, everyone is being encouraged to continue to follow the rules, including the FACTS guidance around face coverings, hand washing and social distancing – as changes take effect around lockdown.  As at the end of

Almost 70 per cent of the region’s adult population have received their first COVID-19 vaccination. Meanwhile, almost a quarter of the adult population have received their second dose, which provides them with the highest and longest lasting degree of protection against the coronavirus. A total of 86,689 first dose vaccinations have been delivered and 29,376