News for: Coronavirus

Free lateral flow tests are now available from Stockport pharmacies under a new service called Pharmacy Collect. The service means people without symptoms of COVID-19, can now conduct regular testing themselves from home without needing to attend a test centre. Visit your local pharmacy to … [Read more...]

UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,411,797 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 2,166new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,634 (20 more than previous day)New deaths across UK: 29Total UK deaths: 127,480England Cases per 100,000: 19 per 100,000 (daily change: 1)R number in … [Read more...]

UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,409,631 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 2,685 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,608 (50 fewer than previous day)New deaths across UK: 17Total UK deaths: 127,451England Cases per 100,000: 19 per 100,000 (daily change: 1)R number in … [Read more...]

UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,406,946 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 2,064 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,781 (104 fewer than previous day)New deaths across UK: 6Total UK deaths: 127,434England Cases per 100,000: 18 per 100,000 (daily change: 0)R number in … [Read more...]

Stockport’s coronavirus asymptomatic testing capability has been boosted thanks to the donation of a yellow school bus from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). The school bus is being used by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council as a mobile testing site, providing rapid lateral flow … [Read more...]

UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,404,882 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 1,712 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,781 (104 fewer than previous day)New deaths across UK: 11Total UK deaths: 127,428England Cases per 100,000: 18 per 100,000 (daily change: 0)R number in … [Read more...]

Stockport Council's Director of Public Health, Jennifer Connolly, has used her weekly statement on the pandemic to encourage residents to make the most of the easing of lockdown restrictions to find ways to improve our mental and physical health that may have been affected by the … [Read more...]

!! Grant funding for local organisations and associations to host events!! As Many areas of Stockport have been unusually quiet with reduced visitor numbers and many events cancelled due to the impact of the coronavirus and subsequent lockdowns. As the situation around lockdown eases, local … [Read more...]