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A total of 22 people have tested positive for Covid-19 at Borders General Hospital, officials have confirmed.  NHS Borders revealed that "pressure on the system" led to routine surgeries being "pauses" this week - a decision which will be reviewed again next week. However, all outpatient appointments, cancer treatment and urgent operations are still to go ahead as planned. Meanwhile, patients infected with the virus are being treated on NHS Borders' dedicated Covid wards.  In addition, a "small number" of patients at Hay Lodge hospital have also tested possible, leading to the ...

THERE have been more deaths in the month of December in Fermanagh and Omagh relating to Covid-19 than there were in the first wave of the pandemic. Some 14 deaths have been recorded this month, to date, while 11 deaths were recorded during the first wave, the latest figures from the Department of Health, accounting for until 10am yesterday (Wednesday, December 16) reveal. The pressures of the pandemic can be seen across Northern Ireland (NI) as the health service continues to operate above capacity to cope with annual Winter pressures in tandem with the impact of Covid-19. Annual seas...

Eight more patients infected with coronavirus amid ongoing outbreak at Borders hospital A total of 22 patients are now infected with Covid-19 at the Borders General Hospital in Melrose. The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslet...