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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Ruth Ovens

New Nottingham and Nottinghamshire coronavirus cases confirmed as UK has record daily increase

A total of 69 people have tested positive for coronavirus across Nottinghamshire during the last 24 hours.

Public Health England announced a further 6,634 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.

Overall, 416,363 cases have been confirmed.

A further 40 people have now died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19.

This brings the UK total to 41,902.

The latest Government figures, published at 4pm on September 24, show Nottingham has now recorded a total of 1,725 positive tests - representing an increase of 25 cases within the boundaries of the city.

Elsewhere, outside of the city, a total of 4,086 positive tests have now been recorded across Nottinghamshire - an increase of 44.

This is the latest current breakdown of confirmed infections for each part of Nottinghamshire region:

  • Ashfield - 727 ( increase of eight )
  • Bassetlaw  - 710 ( increase of six )
  • Broxtowe - 607 ( increase of seven  )
  • Gedling - 479 ( increase of two )
  • Mansfield  - 479 ( increase of three )
  • Newark and Sherwood - 544 (  increase of nine )
  • Nottingham - 1,725 ( increase of 25 )
  • Rushcliffe - 540 ( increase of nine )

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Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director at Public Health England, said: “This is the highest number recorded and a stark warning for us all.

"The signals are clear. Positivity rates are rising across all age groups and we’re continuing to see spikes in rates of admission to hospital and critical care.

“We must all follow the new measures that have been bought in to help control the virus and download the new NHS Covid-19 App which is the fastest way of knowing when you’re at risk.”

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