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× ALMOST 70 per cent of adults in Barnsley are fully vaccinated against coronavirus. Since the start of the vaccination programme in December, more than 313,000 vaccinations have been administered in Barnsley. A total of 143,027 of adults are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus - a 69.9 per cent uptake. More than 170,000 residents have had at least one dose of their vaccine - an 83.2 per cent uptake. Julia Burrows, the town’s director of public health, said: “It is wonderful that those who have had two doses are at a hugely reduced risk of b...

× HEALTH bosses in Barnsley are encouraging the residents to ‘consider the risks’ as the country moves into the fourth - and final - stage of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown. Monday will be the first time in more than a year that face coverings will not be mandatory whilst in indoor public spaces and on transport. Most legal restrictions that have been in place during the pandemic will be lifted on July 19, but the government has issues a list of ‘key protections’ which Barnsley Council is encouraging people across the borough to obser...

× EVERY secondary school in Barnsley has been affected by coronavirus cases this month - with almost 40 schools across the borough being forced to close a bubble. Coronavirus cases in Barnsley are rapidly rising, due to both the Delta variant and the recent relaxation in restrictions, but the rise in cases in youngsters across the borough is becoming increasingly concerning. Less than two months ago, on May 17, the rate for 15 to 19 year olds in Barnsley was just 32.4 per 100,000 residents - the rate at the end of June was 1,519.9, more than a 4,000 per ...

× THERE has been an increase in the number of students testing positive for coronavirus at Penistone Grammar School. Pupils in years seven, nine and ten have been affected by additional confirmed cases of the virus, and those who have been in prolonged contact with those confirmed cases are isolating at home for ten days. Public health bosses in the town say they are happy with the school’s protocol measures, and principal Paul Crook told the Chronicle yesterday that there are ‘no more and no less’ cases than in any other secondary school in Barnsl...

× HEALTH bosses in the town have praised residents after a vaccination spike saw 6,000 people receiving their second dose in a day last weekend. The surge in demand, on Saturday, means more than half of the town’s adults - just over 112,000 - are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. More than three-quarters of people in Barnsley have also received their first vaccine injection - with a total of 155,549 and a 76.1 per cent uptake among the adult population. Julia Burrows, the town’s director of public health, told the Chronicle she is ‘so pleased�...