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Daily Record
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Stuart Gillespie

BREAKING: Dumfries and Galloway confirmed coronavirus case numbers for April 27

There are now 243 of confirmed coronavirus cases in Dumfries and Galloway.

A further three cases have been reported in today's figures, increasing Sunday's tally of 240.

The figures also show there were 28 people in the region's hospitals with confirmed or suspected coronavirus, compared to 22 on Sunday. Less than five are in intensive care

The national figure has seen 50,294 tests carried out, 10,521 of which have been positive and 39,773 negative. There have been nearly 200 more positive cases since Sunday.

At present, 1,762 people are in hospital with 134 in intensive care. On Sunday, the figures were 1,735 and 133 respectively. Nearly 2,400 people who tested positive have been released from hospital since March 5.

A further 13 of people have died, taking the national death toll to 1,262. That figure is likely to be higher as there are delays to registering deaths at the weekend.

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