8 areas of the North East with the highest coronavirus infection rates
An outbreak of cases in a hotel caused a spike in the Woolsington and Airport area
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16:00, 9 APR 2021
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Covid outbreak at Newcastle Novotel hotel satisfactorily reducing , new round of testing confirms
The city s top public health official says that latest data has shown that the outbreak of cases at the Kingston Park hotel does appear to be under control
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Controlled hotel Covid outbreak gave Newcastle second biggest case spike in England
Public health officials confirmed the cases are linked to the Novotel Newcastle Airport, but said the outbreak is under control and that cases across the rest of the city are falling
17:09, 7 APR 2021
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A SPIKE in Covid-19 cases in a North-East city is down to just one “controlled” outbreak at a hotel, public health officials have confirmed. It emerged on Tuesday that the city had experienced England’s second highest week-on-week rise in infection rates in the seven days to April 2, jumping from 41.6 to 58.8 new weekly cases per 100,000 people. It has now been confirmed that the marked rise was down to a single outbreak of cases at the Novotel Newcastle Airport hotel, in Kingston Park. The hotel, which has been open as it is being used to provide temporary accommodation for asylum seekers, has reported 36 positive Covid cases among its employees, security staff, and residents.