Despite predictions of a possible rise in the daily number of recorded COVID-19 deaths, infections and hospitalisations in the coming weeks, the Government has opted not to halt face-to-face classes.
While describing the move by the Government as
The Covid infection rate in Durham is currently the highest in the country CONCERNS have been raised after shocking figures revealed the rise in infection rates in part of the North-East was significantly higher than the rest of the county. The Covid case rates in Durham suggest one in 50 people in the city centre has tested positive in the last week. Civic leaders suggest it could be a result of the densely populated student areas, and there are fears the rapidly transmissible Delta variant is being passed into the wider community. Earlier this week the Northern Echo reported how ‘unprecedented’ levels of coronavirus was forcing schools to close and still making people ill.