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Covid cases rise in Loose and Coxheath and Tovil areas of Maidstone

Covid cases rise in Loose and Coxheath and Tovil areas of Maidstone  |  Updated: 20:00, 09 February 2021 Covid-19 cases in an area of Maidstone where door step testing was carried out have increased by 244%. In the seven days leading to February 4, 31 cases were reported in the Loose and Coxheath area, which was up by 22 cases from the previous seven days. Officers deliver two kits in Mangravet Avenue, Maidstone during the door to door testing. Picture: Barry Goodwin This equates to 244%. Door-to-door coronavirus testing started in parts of Maidstone on February 2, and 9,633 kits were delivered to residents by a team from Kent Police, Kent Search and Rescue, Kent Fire and Rescue Service and Kent County Council (KCC).

South African Covid strain: Testing in Maidstone

South African Covid strain: Testing in Maidstone  |  Updated: 20:37, 02 February 2021 A large-scale operation to test 10,000 people for the South African variant of coronavirus which could take up to five days has begun. Yesterday it was announced door-to-door testing would be carried out by members of the emergency services, asking residents in parts of the ME15 postcode to comply. Watch: Door-to-door testing begins in Maidstone as emergency service workers pound the street It comes after a resident from the town tested positive for the variant despite having no links to travel or other variant cases. Kent County Council (KCC) this morning released a list of the specific postcodes which will be targeted, including some in ME16 and ME17.

South African Covid-19 variant: Maidstone council leader hits out at health secretary Matt Hancock over confusing testing message

South African Covid-19 variant: Maidstone council leader hits out at health secretary Matt Hancock over confusing testing message  |  Updated: 16:28, 02 February 2021 Health secretary Matt Hancock s confusing testing message caused panic, a council leader has said as he urged as many people as possible to get a swab. It has been revealed Maidstone council knew about the testing blitz on Friday after a case of the South African Covid-19 variant was found in the ME15 area of the town. Cllr Marin Cox, head of Maidstone council, criticises Matt Hancock News of Operation Barton - which will see members of the police, fire service, search and rescue and volunteers deliver 10,000 PCR tests to homes in part of ME15 - was embargoed until 1pm yesterday, Cllr Martin Cox (Lib Dem) revealed.

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