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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.
Pictures of Durham Bus Station through the years as it prepares for demolition Pictures: NORTHERN ECHO ARCHIVES IT’s a place where the vast majority of us will have been at least once in our lives and an even more iconic part of Durham City. Whether you like it or loathe it, Durham Bus Station has been welcoming people from far and wide for more than 100 years. The site on North Road has been serving thousands each week as buses pull in from Teesside, Darlington, Tyne & Wear and the rest of the county. Served mainly by Go North East and Arriva North East, it remains one of the main ways the city welcomes workers, residents and tourists.