Scarborough Borough's infection rate falls for second day running

Scarborough Borough’s coronavirus infection rate has fallen for the second day running.

Author: Local Democracy Reporter, Carl GavaghanPublished 2nd Mar 2021
Last updated 2nd Mar 2021

Scarborough’s coronavirus infection rate has fallen for the second day running.

The borough’s seven day infection rate per 100,000 people is now 47, down from 49 yesterday and 64 on Friday.

Scarborough is averaging seven new cases every day.

The average infection rate for England stands at 91, down from 96 yesterday, while North Yorkshire as a whole has now dropped to 62, a reduction of seven in the last 24 hours.

Mobile testing facilities are available in Whitby, Scarborough and Filey this weekend 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 still offering testing seven days a week from 8am until 8pm.

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

Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of fines for breaking coronavirus rules in North Yorkshire over the weekend were in Scarborough.

101 fixed penalty notices were issued in the borough out of a total of 169 across the county.

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