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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Kirstie McCrum

Handful of new coronavirus cases reported in Nottinghamshire in last 24 hours

Two new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nottingham and two new cases in Nottinghamshire in the last 24 hours, the latest data shows.

As of 4pm on Thursday (June 11), the total number of Covid-19 cases in Nottingham is up two at 619, while there are 1,455 cases in total in Nottinghamshire - also up two.

Overall, there have now been 2,074 cases in both the city and county since records began in early March.

It comes as another 151 coronavirus deaths have been reported in the UK.

The Government’s figures say the total number of people to have died from the virus in Britain in all settings now stands at 41,279.

As of 9am June 11, there have been 6,240,801 tests, with 197,007 tests on June 10.

In the UK, 291,409 people have tested positive, an increase of 1,266.

The current number of cases for each borough and district in Nottinghamshire are shown below.

Gedling - 224 (up one)

Rushcliffe - 198 (no change)

Mansfield - 133 (no change)

Newark and Sherwood - 169 (no change)

Ashfield - 245 (up one)

Broxtowe - 240 (no change)

Bassetlaw - 246 (no change)

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said people had a “civic duty” to work with the NHS Test and Trace system, describing it as the “radar” for tracking coronavirus.

At the Downing Street press conference he said the system would continue to improve and he was “confident it will be world class”.

Mr Hancock said: “Testing for the virus and tracing how it spreads is critical for containing it locally, so that we can ease the national lockdown.

“It’s by isolating the virus that we can control it and we can stop it spreading through our communities.

“In this plan to lift lockdown, Test and Trace is our radar, if you like, it helps us identify where the virus is and trace how it is spreading through the community.”

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