Health

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Suffolk and Essex has risen again - with the combined figure for both counties now more than 500.

The number of positive coronavirus cases in Norfolk has risen to 180.

Two more patients being treated for coronavirus have died at the James Paget Hospital, bringing the total to five.

Twenty-five people have now died in Norfolk as a result of coronavirus, as a further seven deaths were confirmed at the county’s hospitals.

A former East of England MEP has been hospitalised with the coronavirus.

A funeral director has described the heartache of having to tell grieving families to scale back ceremony plans amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Shoppers will be able to make contactless card payments with a new higher limit of up to £45 per transaction from Wednesday.

The Government has said the UK must go “further, faster” to ramp up the coronavirus testing capacity, but where can you get one and who is first in the queue?

Seven more patients at hospitals across Norfolk have died after testing positive for coronavirus, in the largest jump of confirmed deaths in the county so far.

A “miracle” 94-year-old supergran has thanked amazing NHS hospital staff for helping to save her life after she beat coronavirus.

A further 159 people with coronavirus, including a patient at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, have died.

Norfolk Police has had a flood of responses from former police officers wanting to help in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, it has emerged.

Norfolk’s MPs have backed the “vital” role of local newspapers in keeping the elderly and isolated informed throughout the coronavirus crisis - and urged people to keep having their news delivered to the doorstep.

The fire service is urging people to avoid using barbecues during the coronavirus lockdown to prevent risk.

Councils have reassured people that they are continuing to collect and empty rubbish bins during the coronavirus pandemic.

A coronavirus patient has died at the James Paget University Hospital, NHS England has confirmed.

Being separated from friends and family during the lockdown is one of the most difficult things many of us have had to face, and for elderly people whose lives often revolve around weekly social groups, church services, exercise classes or a trip to the shops, spending hours on end at home alone can feel like even more of a challenge.

All data allowance caps on current fixed broadband services will be removed in a deal struck by the Government and telecommunications companies to help vulnerable people stay connected through the pandemic.

Four more people who had tested positive for coronavirus at Norfolk’s hospitals have died, according to new figures.

There were lots of people singing happy birthday at one Great Yarmouth care home - but they were not washing their hands.

A further education (FE) college will move not just lessons but its entire support network online as schools are ordered to close following coronavirus concerns.

Norfolk has seen another large rise in positive coronavirus cases after an additional 19 were confirmed.

A woman who claimed she had coronavirus has been jailed after she coughed forcefully into the face of a police officer.

Thousands of carers across Suffolk and Norfolk are to be given additional training and progression opportunities as part of a £7.5million investment.

Two more patients have died after testing positive for the coronavirus in Norwich, as the number of deaths in the UK rises to 759.

A Norfolk-born expat has slammed the UK’s “slow and heartless” response to the coronavirus crisis, after spending weeks in lockdown in Italy.

More than 130 ex-NHS staff are coming back to help the region’s mental health trust through the coronavirus crisis.

Police across Norfolk now have powers to enforce staying at home and avoiding non-essential travel in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Hospital chiefs have said patients could be put at risk after a hand sanitiser unit was stolen from a corridor.