Covid-19 testing units in Scarborough and Thornton-le-Dale, as borough figures continue to rise

Run by the Department for Health and Social Care, the units offer tests for anyone showing symptoms of the disease.

Tests will be available on Sunday September 13 and Wednesday September 16 at Scarborough Park and Ride on Seamer Road, and on Tuesday September 15 at the National Trust car park in Thornton-le-Dale.

Tests must be booked in advance. For more information, visit https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/book-coronavirus-covid-19-test .

The latest Government figures, last updated yesterday afternoon, show there have been 613 cases in the Scarborough borough so far.

That figure is up from 609 the previous day.

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