78 more coronavirus cases diagnosed in Nottinghamshire

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The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Nottinghamshire increased by 78 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 57,001 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday (June 16) in Nottinghamshire up from 56,923 the same time on Tuesday.

The health body recently changed the way it records the figures.

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Cases identified through a positive lateral flow test – those which can deliver results within half an hour – will no longer be counted if the person then takes a PCR test, which is sent to a lab to be checked, and receives a negative result within three days.

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Nottinghamshire increased by 78 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Nottinghamshire increased by 78 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Nottinghamshire increased by 78 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

These cases are now being removed daily.

The rate of infection in Nottinghamshire now stands at 6,882 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 7,110.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 8,808 over the period, to 4,589,814.

Nottinghamshire's cases were among the 338,618 recorded across the East Midlands, a figure which rose by 440 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.

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