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Covid positive cases drop in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin

The number of positive Covid cases across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin has dropped over the past seven days.

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While there are no daily figures for coronavirus available, == Government data published on Monday showed there were 1,103 positive tests in the previous seven days, 16.6 per cent down on the previous week.

The number of positive cases in Telford in Wrekin in the past week were 519, 26.1 per cent down on the previous week.

The have been three deaths in Shropshire over the last seven days, four in Telford and Wrekin.

Data for hospital admissions show that there were 51 patients in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin's hospital, for the week ending February 25, a rise of 8.5 per cent.

Across the UK there were 752 deaths in the week, 25 per cent down and 234,103 positive Covid cases, 24.3 per cent down with 7,873 people in hospital.

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