Almost 35,000 people test positive for coronavirus as daily infections rise by 430 A further 430 people have tested positive for the coronavirus across East Lancashire. In the last 24 hours, Blackburn with Darwen recorded 117 positive coronavirus tests, taking the borough s total to 11,401. The second highest rise in infections came from Burnley, with 97 new cases registered since Monday, meaning the area has now recorded a total of 6,041 positive tests since the pandemic began.
Hyndburn recorded the third highest number of new cases in the last 24 hours, with a further 71 people testing positive for the virus. This means a total of 4,611 people have now tested positive for Covid-19 in the borough.
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While the problem is hardly exclusive to Preston and Chorley, with hospital hotspots up and down the country highlighted in a report two months ago by safety investigators, around 29.5 per cent of their Covid cases were caught on the wards from August 1 to November 29, NHS England stats showed, making the trust one of the worst in the country.
Ms Partington, the trust s chief executive, said a special board meeting was held last week to discuss the problem - and said bosses talked about how difficult it is to get the right balance .
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