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49 new cases of coronavirus confirmed within the last week in Moray


By Alistair Whitfield

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Coronavirus update.
Coronavirus update.

Forty-nine new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Moray within the last week, taking the area's total since the outbreak began to 1484.

This is a large increase on the 29 cases confirmed in last week's update.

However with no further deaths recorded, the area's toll remains at 39.

Of the 39 people to have died coronavirus-related deaths in Moray, 10 have had the virus mentioned on their death certificate, while 29 tested positive for Covid-19 and passed away within 28 days.

The number of negative tests confirmed in Moray since April 6 is 507, which is down on the 564 negative cases confirmed in last week's update.

NHS Grampian – which includes Moray, Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City – has now confirmed 14,693 cases of coronavirus since the outbreak began. That's an increase of 174 on the 14,519 reported last week.

Moray neighbourhood update

Four 'neighbourhood areas' in Moray confirmed three or more cases of coronavirus between April 5 and April 11.

Burghead, Roseisile and Laich (which includes Hopeman and Lossiemouth) have 15 cases; South Speyside and the Cabrach have seven; New Elgin East has four cases as does North Speyside (which includes Rothes).

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