News for: Coronavirus

Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement that England has returned to lockdown, clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) individuals have been advised once again to shield. The guidance states that CEVs are strongly advised to work from home and if that is not possible then they should not … [Read more...]

UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 2,654,779 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 54,990 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 23,823  (1,277 new admissions)New deaths across UK: 454Total UK deaths: 75,024UK Cases per 100,000: 307 per 100,000R number in UK: 1.1 – 1.3 Latest Stockport data: Total … [Read more...]

UK STATISTICS Latest BBC UK data: Positive tests: 2,110,314 have tested positive (+ 36,804 new cases)Loss of life: 68,307 across all settings (+ 691 new deaths)Hospital admissions: 1,875 new admissionsCases in Stockport: 365 cases 11 Dec to 17 Dec (+ 45 on previous week)Cases in Stockport: 124 … [Read more...]

Latest BBC UK data: Positive tests: 2,073,511 have tested positive (+ 33,364 new cases)Loss of life: 67,616 across all settings (+ 215 new deaths)Hospital admissions: 2,034 new admissionsCases in Stockport: 343 cases 11 Dec to 17 Dec (+14 on previous week)Cases in Stockport: 117 cases per 100,000 … [Read more...]

As the restrictions for businesses to trade continue, Stockport Council has published a Grants Matrix to help Stockport businesses navigate their way through the claims process. Download a pdf of the Grants Matrix … [Read more...]

A senior planning enforcement officer at Stockport Council is among local people volunteering to take part in human trials in the search for a vaccine for Covid-19. Dave Westhead, 59 (pictured), signed up to be part of the Phase 3 trials run by NHS researchers at Stepping Hill Hospital led by Dr … [Read more...]

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the government's furlough and Covid-19 business loan schemes will be extended. The Coronavirus Job Retention, or furlough, Scheme will now run until the end of April 2021, with the government continuing to contribute up to 80% towards wages for hours not … [Read more...]

DAILY STATISTICS Latest BBC UK data: Positive tests: 1,913,277 have tested positive (+ 25,161 new cases)Loss of life: 65,520 across all settings (+ 612 in last 24 hours)Hospital admissions: 1,770 new admissionsCases in Stockport: 316 cases 05 Dec to 11 Dec (-17 on previous week)Cases in … [Read more...]