COVID-19 cases rise across Lanarkshire in first week after most restrictions were lifted
dailyrecord.co.ukiOS - Android It was the second consecutive week in which case numbers have increased in the region and the eighth in a row in which more than 1000 positive tests have been recorded.Last Monday the Scottish Government lifted the majority of the remaining coronavirus regulations.Last week, Lanarkshire had the second highest rate of new cases in Scotland after 229.6 cases were recorded for every 100,000 residents in the county.Across Scotland, only Dumfries and Galloway (251.5) had a higher rate while the national average was 172.6 cases per 100,000.However, the number of COVID-19 related deaths announced in Lanarkshire over the last week was three - lower than in recent weeks.In July, 32 people in Lanarkshire died from coronavirus - the most.
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