Coronavirus

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

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

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How the coronavirus pandemic impacted education in Bedford

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'Major disruption' warning for Bedfordshire's NHS services

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Older people across Bedfordshire urged to get Covid and flu jabs as cases rise

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Rise in complaints against GP and dental practices post Covid pandemic

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Bedfordshire mums to be urged to have covid and flu jabs

The NHS GP Patient Survey found 4.8% of 11,351 respondents in Bedfordshire said they were still experiencing symptoms more than 12 weeks after first having Covid-19 – up from 4.5% reported in 2022placeholder image

Tens of thousands of people may have long Covid in Bedfordshire

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Six Bedford people die from Covid in a week

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Elstow, Shortstown & Wixams record a jump in Covid cases

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Three people die from Covid as Bedford records nearly 200 cases in a week

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Covid cases start to rise again in SEVEN areas of Bedford

Only four parts of the borough have recorded a drop

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Brickhill, Wootton & Stewartby are the only places to record a rise in Covid

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Two people die from Covid in Bedford this week

Covid cases have risen in Harpur as well as six other parts of Bedfordplaceholder image

Bedford's Covid cases jump in Harpur and Goldington areas in just a week

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No new deaths in Bedford this week as town records nearly 70 cases

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Covid cases double in Cople, Great Barford & Wyboston in just a week

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Two die from Covid as cases continue to rise in Bedford

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Castle records a rise in Covid cases for second week running

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One Covid death in Bedford this week as cases begin to rise

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Castle area one of five parts of Bedford to record a rise in Covid cases

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Bedford records 55 Covid cases but no deaths this week

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Four parts of Bedford record a rise of Covid cases in seven days

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Covid cases increase in Bedford as nearly 50 people test positive

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Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople records a rise in Covid in a week

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Two die from Covid in Bedford in a week

Wootton & Stewartby is the only area to record a rise in casesplaceholder image

Wootton & Stewartby is the only part of Bedford to record a rise in Covid cases

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Four people die from Covid in Bedford in just seven days

Putnoe is the only part of Bedford to record a rise in cases in the first week of 2023placeholder image

Putnoe is the only part of Bedford to record a rise in Covid cases

Cases have plummeted in every other neighbourhood in the borough

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Seven Bedford people die from Covid in just seven days

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Seven Bedford people die from Covid as first figures of the year released

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NHS crisis – ‘field hospitals’ could be used in Bedfordshire

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Covid cases spike in Bedford's Putnoe as year draws to a close

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Three people die from Covid in Bedford in the last week of the year

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Covid cases spike in Bedford's Harpur in just seven days

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Three people die from Covid in a week as cases in Bedford start to rise

Cases have risen in Bromham & Biddenham; Brickhill; Cauldwell; Harrold, Chellington & Turvey; Kempston North; Kempston West & South; Kingsbrook; and Riseley & Sharnbrookplaceholder image

Bedford Covid cases on the rise in Brickhill again

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One Bedford person dies from Covid in a week

Cases have risen in Bromham & Biddenham; Castle & Kingsway; Clapham, Oakley & Thurleigh; Elstow, Shortstown & Wixams; Goldington; Newnham; Queen's Park; Wootton & Stewartby; and Wyboston, Great Barford & Copleplaceholder image

Covid cases jump up in Goldington

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Bedford records over 60 Covid cases in a week

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Covid cases rise in Brickhill but drop across much of Bedford

Bedford Heights, in Manton Lane, will close on December 14placeholder image

Vaccination centre at Bedford Heights to close

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Bedford records 70 Covid cases in a week

Kingsbrook is one of only three areas of Bedford borough to record a rise in casesplaceholder image

Covid cases rise in Kingsbrook while they are negligible elsewhere

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Three more Bedford people die from Covid in a week

In the space of a week, Castle & Kingsway has recorded 12 new Covid casesplaceholder image

Covid cases on the rise in Bedford's Castle & Kingsway

They’ve also jumped in Elstow, Shortstown & Wixams

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Two more die from Covid in Bedford - with one in a ventilation bed

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Covid cases start to climb in Kempston - but plummet across Bedford

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Central Beds Council is "struggling" to recruit and retain staff

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Four people die from Covid in Bedford - with one in a ventilation bed

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Bedford Covid: Cases almost double in Bromham & Biddenham in a week

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Get your Covid autumn booster, Bedfordshire people told

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Three Bedford people die from Covid in a week - with one in a ventilation bed

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Covid cases double in Clapham, Oakley & Thurleigh in just seven days

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Over 230 Bedford people test positive for Covid

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Bedford Covid: Cases double in Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople in a week

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