170 further coronavirus cases and two more deaths recorded in South Lanarkshire

The number of coronavirus cases in South Lanarkshire increased by 170 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and two more deaths were recorded.
File photo dated 21/12/2021 of a nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. The Government has been told to "get a grip" of personal protective equipment (PPE) stocks and contracts, as it was disclosed more than half of suppliers who provided items through the VIP fast-track lane provided stock that was not suitable for use on the front line. Issue date: Wednesday March 30, 2022.File photo dated 21/12/2021 of a nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. The Government has been told to "get a grip" of personal protective equipment (PPE) stocks and contracts, as it was disclosed more than half of suppliers who provided items through the VIP fast-track lane provided stock that was not suitable for use on the front line. Issue date: Wednesday March 30, 2022.
File photo dated 21/12/2021 of a nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. The Government has been told to "get a grip" of personal protective equipment (PPE) stocks and contracts, as it was disclosed more than half of suppliers who provided items through the VIP fast-track lane provided stock that was not suitable for use on the front line. Issue date: Wednesday March 30, 2022.

The number of coronavirus cases in South Lanarkshire increased by 170 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and two more deaths were recorded.

A total of 128,834 cases had been confirmed in South Lanarkshire when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on April 26 (Tuesday), up from 128,664 on Monday.

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The cumulative rate of infection in South Lanarkshire, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 40,158 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the Scotland average of 35,021.

In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

There were also two more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in South Lanarkshire.

The dashboard shows 911 people had died in the area by April 26 (Tuesday) – up from 909 on Monday.

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It means there have been eight deaths in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.

They were among 11,979 deaths recorded across Scotland.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in South Lanarkshire.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.