Coronavirus

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

Bola Egunjobi pictured before his illness, and right, still smiling from his hospital bed after his leg amputation.

Appeal to help new dad left paralysed and bed-ridden after Covid-19 infection

A new covid and flu vaccination campaign has been rolled out early in Peterborough amid fears of a 'twindemic' - topping up jabs given two years ago. Picture shows Monica Allen getting her booster jab at the then NHS vaccination centre in the Queensgate shopping centre in 2021.

Covid and flu vaccination campaign brought forward over ‘twindemic’ fear

The NHS vaccination centre in Queensgate shopping centre, Peterborough, is to close at the end of the year.

Large scale vaccination centre to shut at end of the year

More volunteer stewards are required to help deliver the Covid booster programme this autumn/winter.

Volunteers needed to support Peterborough vaccination hubs in run up to winter

Don't ignore calls to get your COVID-19 booster jab

People urged not to ignore COVID-19 booster invitation

The Government is urged to ramp up Covid-19 vaccinations this winter after new figures revealed the number of excess deaths during the pandemic.

Peterborough suffers hundreds of excess deaths during pandemic

The vaccine centre will be open on Monday

Peterborough vaccine centre to remain open on Monday

A 'sobering' milestone has been reached as Peterborough recorded the 500th COVID death of the pandemic

'Sobering' milestone as Peterborough records 500th COVID death

Peterborough: 559 cases (-79 compared to the previous week) Rate: 275.9

Peterborough records 13 COVID deaths so far in July – but cases start to drop

Cherry Blossom Care Home, in Warwick Road, holds memorial service for residents who passed away during the pandemic

Care home's memorial service for 20 residents who passed in pandemic

Vaccine rates in Peterborough remain lower than across the rest of the country (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP) (Photo by FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Less than half of residents in 2 city neighbourhoods have had a single COVID jab

Peterborough: 461 cases (+106 compared to the previous week) Rate: 227.5

COVID cases continue to rise - as 15 Peterborough neighbourhoods show increases

Peterborough City Hospital, at Bretton, which is reintroducing the wearing of face masks as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise.

Concerns as the number of people with Covid-19 in the Peterborough area rises

Peterborough City Hospital.

Face masks reintroduced at city hospital

Peterborough: 634 cases (+170 compared to the previous week) Rate: 312.9

The five city neighbourhoods with a COVID rate above 400
Number of recorded cases in city increased by 170 in the past week
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Peterborough City Hospital

Most COVID visiting restrictions ended at Peterborough City Hospital

Peterborough Magistrates Court

Woman given £1,000 court bill for breaching COVID rules at her Peterborough home

The COVID vaccination centre which ran at the East of England Arena in Peterborough. Two million doses have now been given out across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire

Two million COVID vaccine jabs given out in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Magistrates Court, where a woman has been fined £400 after being found guilty of breaching COVID rules in the city

Peterborough woman ordered to pay more than £800 after breaching COVID rules

Peterborough City Council have produced a video comparing the current COVID situation in the city to the game of Kerplunk. They say residents should not 'lose their marbles' over the situation - but it is 'clutching at straws' to think the virus has gone away

Council compares COVID situation to Kerplunk in new video

Peterborough City Hospital. COVID visiting restrictions will be eased tomorrow

COVID visiting restrictions to be eased at Peterborough City Hospital

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson - Getty

Labour leader in Peterborough calls for Prime Minsiter to resign

Peterborough City Hospital.

Number of hospital patients with COVID at highest level for more than a year

Reminding people to stay aware of coronavirus symptoms and to take lateral flow test

Beware of coronavirus symptoms and take lateral flow test urges leading pharmacy

Peterborough City Hospital

Outpatients urged to take covid test before visiting hospital

Peterborough: 1,379 cases (-231 from the previous week) Rate: 680.6

COVID cases falling in Peterborough - but health chiefs urge caution
The number of recorded COVID cases in Peterborough is falling - but testing is at its lowest level since mass testing became available.
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Julian the Jabbing Lion with Emily

Julian the lion urges children to get COVID jab

Sir Harry Smith Community College, Whittlesey.

Whittlesey school partially closed due to Covid for a second day

Peterborough: 1,576 cases (+47 compared to the previous week) Rate: 777.8

COVID cases continue to rise in city

The full extent of isolation suffered by some care home residents in Peterborough during the pandemic has been revealed in a new report(Photo by Hugh Hastings/Getty Images) EMN-220329-140204005

‘Isolation’ of care home residents in Peterborough during pandemic revealed

More than 3,500 cases have caught Covid more than once in Peterborough (image: Getty).

More than 3,000 new Covid reinfection cases in Peterborough

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Hospital visitors still need facemasks as COVID cases rise

Monica Allen gets her booster jab. EMN-211018-111357009

From empty streets to vaccine centres - Two years of life with COVID in Peterbor...

Staff at Peterborough City Hospital have been sharing their memories of the pandemic

Peterborough Hospital team reflects on highs and lows two years after first COVI...

Peterborough: 1,523 cases (+320 compared to the previous week) Rate: 751.6

COVID cases rise for 17th consecutive day in Peterborough

Free COVID tests are only available until the end of the month

How to get hold of free COVID tests in Peterborough before the end of March

Travellers at Gatwick Airport on July 30, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Major changes to UK Covid travel rules come into effect

Peterborough: 1,193 cases (+494 compared to the previous week) Rate: 588.8

The COVID situation across Peterborough - as cases rise in every area of city

Cllr Nick Sandford at a recent council meeting at Sandmartin House.

Peterborough council meetings branded ‘superspreading events’ by city councillor...

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All the COVID data in Peterborough exactly two years after the first city cases ...

Peterborough: 699 cases (-197 compared to the previous week) Rate: 345.0

The COVID situation in each Peterborough neighbourhood as city dips below UK rat...

Neil Russell

Chairman of Peterborough care home welcomes end of mandatory COVID vaccines for ...

Monitoring and performance Officer, Kirsty Warren.

Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service launches Covid community recovery pro...

A milestone has been reached in Peterborough's vaccination campaign

Peterborough COVID vaccination milestone reached as 100,000th booster jab given ...

Peterborough: 895 cases (-157 compared to the previous week) Rate: 441.7

COVID cases continue to fall in Peterborough - with 13 neighbourhoods seeing a f...

Peterborough City Hospital.

Peterborough hospital COVID visiting restrictions to be partially eased this wee...

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Peterborough City Hospital.

Update on Covid patients at Peterborough hospital trust as restrictions eased

Funding is available for businesses hit by COVID

Peterborough businesses hit by COVID can apply for grants

Peterborough: 1,052 cases (-684 compared to the previous week) Rate: 519.2

The COVID situation in every area of Peterborough as Boris Johnson announces end...

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Peterborough residents urged to continue to work from home despite Boris Johnson...

Boris Johnson will set out his ‘living with Covid’ plan today (Photo: Getty Images)

All the Covid rule changes set to be announced by Boris Johnson today

Peterborough City Hospital.

Pilot scheme to reduce visiting restrictions at Peterborough hospital to be intr...

Peterborough: 1st jab: 70.9 per cent. 2nd jab: 65.2 per cent. 3rd jab: 47.5 per cent

Number of COVID patients in hospital falls again as vaccination campaign continu...