On Air Now

Tom Hooper

3:00pm - 6:00pm

  • 01723 336444

Now Playing

John Parr

St.elmo's Fire

Download

Scarborough Borough COVID Infection Rate Increases

Monday, 22 March 2021 10:27

By Carl Gavaghan, Local Democracy Reporter

The Scarborough borough's infection rate continues to climb as the further easing of lockdown restrictions is on the horizon.

The borough’s seven-day infection rate per 100,000 people is up to 34, a rise of two on Friday and up six on the same time last week.

The Scarborough borough is averaging five new cases every day.

The average infection rate in England is now 56 per 100,000 while in North Yorkshire as a whole it is 45.

In one weeks’ time on Monday March 29 the Government’s “stay at home” order is due to end with groups of six or two households allowed to meet outdoors.

Some outdoor sports activities will also reopen but people will still be urged to work from home where possible.

Mobile testing facilities will be available in Whitby, Scarborough and Filey this week for anyone with symptoms to get tested.

To see the locations and to book a test visit www.northyorks.gov.uk/book-coronavirus-covid-19-test

William Street Coach Park in Scarborough is also still offering testing seven days a week from 8am until 8pm.

Tests can be booked at https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test.

Did you find this article useful?

This is the Coast is committed to providing a daily local news service for the Yorkshire Coast. We are a small locally owned and operated business which employs professional journalists and reporters. We do not receive any public funding or grants and we are entirely funded by our local commercial operations. We enjoy fabulous support from local businesses who work with us on their advertising and marketing campaigns, but the cost of providing high quality, well researched, fact checked local news coverage is significant.

If you appreciate what This is the Coast does, and would like to help support our journalism, please consider supporting us on a monthly basis today.

A small contribution from all our readers would really help support independent journalism for the Yorkshire Coast.

More from Yorkshire Coast News

Comments

Add a comment

Log in to the club or enter your details below.

Follow Us

Get Our Apps

Our Apps are now available for iOS, Android and Smart Speakers.

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play
  • Just ask Amazon Alexa
  • Available on Roku

Today's Weather

  • Scarborough

    Sunny

    High: 11°C | Low: 6°C

  • Filey

    Sunny

    High: 11°C | Low: 6°C

  • Whitby

    Sunny

    High: 12°C | Low: 6°C

  • Bridlington

    Sunny

    High: 12°C | Low: 6°C

  • Hornsea

    Sunny

    High: 12°C | Low: 7°C

  • Driffield

    Sunny

    High: 13°C | Low: 5°C

News