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Local COVID alert level update for Carlisle
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Carlisle will move from local COVID alert level medium to local COVID alert level high from 00.01 Saturday 31 October.
Local COVID alert level update for West Yorkshire
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Calderdale, City of Bradford, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield will move from local COVID alert level high to very high from 00.01 on Monday 2 November.
NHS Test and Trace managing record number of cases
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Figures released today show that NHS Test and Trace is providing more tests, processing more tests, and successfully reaching more people than ever before.
NHS COVID-19 app updates across England and Wales
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Updates to the app will make it more accurate and user-friendly.
Information on local COVID alert levels, including what they mean, why they are being introduced and what the different levels are.
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