Lanarkshire with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 is now higher than at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic. The health board’s hospitals hit 90% capacity on October 21 and were treating 220 patients with confirmed Covid-19.
A further 44 Scots were being treated for suspected coronavirus prompting a plea from health chiefs for residents to take extra care.
The region remains under a strict ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown with all hospitality venues closed in a bid to stop the spread of the killer bug.Judith Park, director of acute services for NHS Lanarkshire, said: “We are currently treating more than 200 patients with confirmed Covid-19 in our hospitals, which is more patients than at the height of the first wave of the pandemic.“I would.
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