244 more coronavirus cases diagnosed in Nottinghamshire

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Nottinghamshire increased by 244 in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday, official figures show.
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Public Health England figures show that 58,776 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by yesterday morning in the county, up from 58,532 the same time on Monday.

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

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 244 in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday, official figures show.The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Nottinghamshire increased by 244 in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday, official figures show.
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Nottinghamshire increased by 244 in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday, official figures show.

These cases are now being removed daily.

The rate of infection in Nottinghamshire now stands at 7,097 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 7,379.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 19,943 over the period, to 4,557,567.

Nottinghamshire's cases were among the 348,015 recorded across the East Midlands, a figure which rose by 1,122 over the period.

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