News for: Coronavirus

UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,414,242 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 2,445 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,533 (84 fewer than previous day)New deaths across UK: 22Total UK deaths: 127,502England Cases per 100,000: 19 per 100,000 (daily change: 1)R number in … [Read more...]

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...]

Stockport Council is calling for all residents to take advantage of the universal Covid-19 testing offer. All adults without symptoms can now get free twice-weekly lateral flow tests, to help in the ongoing fight against the pandemic. While the remarkable vaccination programme offers one way to … [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...]

Following the award of £650,000 funding from the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) in January 2021, Stockport Council and representatives from Stockport’s voluntary and community sector have developed Stockport’s community champions scheme. The scheme will encourage … [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...]

Phase two of the vaccination programme has begun which involves offering vaccination appointments to all adults aged 18 to 49 who have not yet been offered the vaccine. The NHS has confirmed that people over the age of 45 can now book an appointment for their first dose of the COVID … [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...]