This is our coronavirus live blog for Bank Holiday Monday, May 25 as Gloucestershire continues to live life under lockdown.
Gloucestershire residents are being reminded again that they should not be going to relatives' homes, popping round to see their mates or heading off on holiday.
The advice was tweeted by Gloucestershire police on Sunday afternoon, as the row over Dominic Cummings' trip to Durham during lockdown continued.
At Sunday's Downing Street press conference the Prime Minister gave his backing to his advisor, saying: “I have had extensive face-to-face conversations with Dominic Cummings and I have concluded that in travelling to find the right kind of childcare, at the moment when both he and his wife were about to be incapacitated by coronavirus – and when he had no alternative – I think he followed the instincts of every father and every parent.
“And I do not mark him down for that.”
Boris Johnson also confirmed the government is going ahead with a phased reopening of schools, from June 1.
The PM said a phased reopening of schools was “crucial” for children.
“The education of children is crucial for their welfare, for their long-term future and for social justice,” he said.
Below, we'll bring you the latest developments from Gloucestershire and UK as the rate of infections and the number of daily deaths falls.
There have been no further deaths linked to coronavrus recorded in Gloucestershire in four days, according to figures released by the NHS yesterday.
Across the UK, there are now 259,559 lab-confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 36,793 people have passed away after testing positive.
This represents a rise of 2,409 and 118 over a 24-hour period.
In Gloucestershire, there are now 1,363 cases of coronavirus, with the majority - 399 - in Gloucester.
Updates as they happened in Gloucestershire and the UK in the blog below.
There have been 48 new cases of Coronavirus in Gloucestershire in the last 17 days - this is where
There have been 48 new cases of Coronavirus in Gloucestershire in the last 17 days, and the majority of them have been in Gloucester.
Local data, at a district level, was released by the Government on May 7, showing how each of our county’s six districts, Cheltenham, the Cotswolds, the Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud, and Tewkesbury, have been affected.
At this point, there had been 1,315 cases of Covid-19 in the county, and as of Sunday, May 24, there had been 1,363 cases in Gloucestershire.
It means there have been 48 new cases of the virus in the county in just over two weeks, an average of 2.82 new cases each day.
Click here to find out where the cases have been in the county.
Furlough rule change could see employers pay 30 per cent of wages
Furlough rules are set to change in August and employers might have to pay up to 30 per cent of furloughed worker’s wages.
Those boss that have signed up to the furlough scheme, set up by the Government in March, currently have their furloughed staff’s wages paid by the Government, up to 80 per cent up to a maximum of £2,500 a month.
Changes could see bosses having to make up more of their employees’ pay packets, between 20 per cent and 30 per cent.
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Mike and Zara Tindall to send daughter Mia back to school on June 1
Zara and Mike Tindall are set to send daughter Mia back to school on June 1.
The former England rugby player, 41, told the Telegraph that he thinks his daughter will be better off in the classroom than learning at home with him.
Speaking about life in lockdown at the Gatcombe estate in Gloucestershire he describes homeschooling the six-year-old every morning as "'nice but also frustrating".
And he revealed the youngster will probably go back on June 1 when the Government says primary schools can start taking in reception, year 1 and year 6 pupils.
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Gloucestershire's Crime Commissioner Martin Surl says Dominic Cummings row has made "mockery" of police
Crime Commissioner Martin Surl has called on Number 10 to answer questions about Dominic Cummings visit to Durham saying the row has made "a mockery" of police officers who have enforced the rules over the past two months.
Gloucestershire's Independent Police and Crime Commissioner's says the public have right to know if Mr Cummings was at Barnard Castle, 30 miles from his parents' home in Durham on April 12.
And he says by refusing to answer such simple questions Prime Minister Boris Johnson is showing he does not trust the public and is making it more difficult to enforce the rules.
Mr Surl is the latest police figure to wade into the row after it emerged that Mr Cummings drove 260 miles from his London home to his parents' estate in County Durham at the height of restrictions in March.
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Latest figures for Gloucestershire
In Gloucestershire, there are now 1,363 cases of coronavirus, with the majority - 399 - in Gloucester.
The death toll remains at 220 - where it has been since May 20.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has now reported 34 deaths and Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust has 186 deaths recorded.
A full breakdown of cases according to Public Health England data is as follows:
- Gloucester - 399
- Cheltenham - 319
- Stroud - 196
- Tewkesbury - 181
- Cotswolds - 154
- Forest of Dean - 114
Across the border in Worcestershire there have been 1,369 cases, in Wiltshire 523, Warwickshire 1,428 and Herefordshire 437 cases.
There have been 399 cases recorded in South Gloucestershire.
