Long Covid: Taking a toll here in West Norfolk
Two long Covid sufferers have come forward to tell their story.
One of those is eight-year-old Zachary Chapman who has been left desperately ill after twice contracting.
While another is Fakenham bus driver Michael Hobbs, 49.
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The Lynn News spoke to Mr Hobbs back in January when reporter Eve Tawfick was allowed exclusive access to Covid wards at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Lynn.
Mr Hobbs was on a CPAP machine struggling to breathe as he told us that he had a family at home.
Now, three months later, Michael has been discharged from hospital, but explains he ânearly didnât make itâ.
Coronavirus: West Norfolk records first week without virus death since last September
| Updated: 10:54, 08 April 2021
No coronavirus-related deaths were recorded in West Norfolk during the last full week of March, according to figures out this morning.
Data from the Office for National Statistics suggests it was the first week without a Covid death in the borough since last September.
And, with cases continuing to fall, public health chiefs are urging the public to stick to the guidelines when the latest easing of lockdown restrictions comes into force next week.
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The ONS figures for the week ending March 26 cover deaths in all settings across West Norfolk.
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Coronavirus: West Norfolk infection rate at lowest level in six months , figures show Published: 08:00, 05 April 2021
Coronavirus infection rates in West Norfolk have fallen to their lowest level in nearly six months, according to new figures.
Data for the seven days up to last Tuesday, March 30, showed 46 confirmed cases in the borough, down by 19, or nearly 30 per cent, on the previous week.
And the overall infection rate stands at 30.4 cases per 100,000 people â the lowest since early October.
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The figure is the third of any of Norfolkâs seven district, but is only just above the overall county rate of 29.2