A MARKED increase has been recorded in the region’s COVID numbers – rising back to exactly where they stood five weeks ago. In the week ending Sunday 31 October a total of 503 new COVID-19 cases was recorded, up from 438 the week before, and 353 the week before that. Numbers of people identified as […]
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VERY little evidence of flu cases is being recorded in the region – with the majority of the most vulnerable people having already received their vaccination. Great progress with the rollout of flu vaccinations alongside COVID-19 booster jags means that 85.8 per cent of people aged over 70 have now received their flu vaccination. Immunisation
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AN INCREASE in COVID-19 cases was recorded in the region last week – standing at 438 across the week ending Sunday 24 October. The increase reverses much of the fall from the previous week, when cases had fallen from 463 to stand at 353. Numbers of identified close contacts of COVID cases also increased last
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QUICK progress is being made with the roll-out of COVID booster jags – already delivered to 74.6 per cent of people in the region aged 70 and above, which is above the national average.This progress comes during the most complex stage in the biggest vaccination programme ever mounted within Dumfries and Galloway, thanks to the
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ALL ELIGIBLE age groups have now been offered the chance of protection against COVID-19 – but the region’s vaccination team are keen that no one is left behind. This includes expectant mothers, who are being very much encouraged to take up the opportunity. Dr Nigel Calvert is the region’s Immunisation Co-ordinator, and he said: “I
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A WELCOME fall has finally been seen in the number of new COVID-19 cases being recorded in Dumfries and Galloway. Although there is still caution around this decline, numbers of new cases fell to 353 in the week ending Sunday October 17. This was down from 464 cases the week before, and comes after several
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ANOTHER modest but welcome decline has been recorded in the number of COVID-19 cases in Dumfries and Galloway. In the week ending Sunday October 10 there was a total of 463 new cases, down from 490 the week before. Numbers of identified close contacts of cases also decreased, from 935 to 863. Director of Public
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A further small drop has been seen in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Dumfries and Galloway last week. In the week ending Sunday October 3, there was a total of 490 new coronavirus cases, down from 504 the week before, down in turn from 538 the week before that. Numbers of identified close
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CASES of COVID-19 have seen a smaller decrease in Dumfries and Galloway than in recent weeks, declining from 538 to stand at 504 in the week ending Sunday September 26.Although the rate of decline slowed, the continuing fall in case numbers has been welcomed. However, numbers of identified close contacts of cases actually increased slightly,
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COVID-19 booster vaccinations are underway in care homes across Dumfries and Galloway – and set to begin being provided to over 80s along with their flu jags.The third vaccination against COVID provides the body’s own immune system with a reminder of what the coronavirus looks like. This leaves it primed to battle the virus if
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