link!As a result, there were 987 new coronavirus cases in the county last week - 9.1 per cent less than the previous week and the first time in eight weeks that less than 1000 cases were recorded in a week.Last week was the fifth consecutive week in which new case numbers fell in the county.Overall, Covid-19 cases in Lanarkshire are now down by 58 per cent since the peak in the week beginning January 4 when 2353 were confirmed.In total, 35,158 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 1138 people have died after testing positive.Lanarkshire has been the worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus with 5297 cases and 171.9 deaths for every 100,000 residents..
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