Coronavirus in Nottinghamshire: How many confirmed cases of Covid-19 are there and how many people have died from disease?

The confirmed COVID-19 case rate stands at 336 in Nottinghamshire and continues to rise.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs King’s Mill Hospital, Newark Hospital and Mansfield Community Hospital, announced that 25 people who test positive for COVID-19 have died at the sites so far.

A dedicated shuttle service has been launched for staff who are working tirelessly at King’s Mill: https://www.chad.co.uk/business/dedicated-shuttle-service-launched-nhs-staff-kings-mill-hospital-2529104

The city of Nottingham, which is classed as a separate area to the county as a whole, has 161 confirmed cases.

Across the entirety of the UK, 38,168 have tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 3,605 people who tested positive have died- an increase of 684 in a single day.

The figures were released by Public Health England today as part of their daily update- and show that Nottinghamshire is the 24th worst-affected UK location for the disease.

Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen would address the nation in a special broadcast over the outbreak- the fourth ‘special address’ over the course of the monarch’s 68-year reign: https://www.chad.co.uk/news/people/why-queens-address-uk-during-coronavirus-outbreak-so-significant-2528820

You can keep up to date with our live UK coronavirus blog which will be rolling throughout the day: https://www.chad.co.uk/health/coronavirus-uk-live-blog-it-happened-queen-address-nation-nurses-among-latest-victims-2527845

The Nottinghamshire community continues to pull together as the crisis rages on

This Ashfield business man has been sending free pizzas to help doctors and nurses: https://www.chad.co.uk/health/coronavirus/ashfield-businessman-sending-free-pizzas-help-nurses-and-doctors-2529183

A new food delivery service has also launched in the district in aid of vulnerable residents: https://www.chad.co.uk/business/food-delivery-service-set-help-ashfields-most-vulnerable-2529135

The owners of a Mansfield dog cafe has baked special biscuits to help NHS workers: https://www.chad.co.uk/health/coronavirus/owners-mansfield-dog-cafe-bake-special-dog-biscuits-help-nhs-2529287

A Mansfield postman has been donning fancy dress to help beat the coronavirus blues: https://www.chad.co.uk/health/coronavirus/mansfield-woodhouse-postman-dons-fancy-dress-bid-lift-spirits-during-coronavirus-crisis-2525590

Useful information

You may need to get round to the ‘big shop’ this weekend- this list of updated opening times for all major supermarkets, including dedicated hours for the elderly, vulnerable and NHS workers, should help: https://www.chad.co.uk/lifestyle/shopping/new-supermarket-opening-times-and-special-hours-elderly-and-nhs-workers-tesco-sainsburys-asda-aldi-and-morrisons-2527404

With schools closed and exams cancelled across the county, here are how GCSEs and A-levels are set to be rewarded: https://www.chad.co.uk/education/how-gcses-and-levels-will-be-awarded-summer-everything-you-need-know-2528851