Skip to content

BREAKING NEWS: First official coronavirus case confirmed

Share
14 Shares
By Fiona Reid
Front
BREAKING NEWS: First official coronavirus case confirmed

THE first case of coronavirus has been officially confirmed in Dumfries and Galloway.

At 2 pm today the Scottish Government released daily testing figures – and they revealed the region’s first official case.

No further information has been given about the patient or where they are located.

So far, a total of 4895 tests have taken place in Scotland, of which 171 have been positive, including the one in this region.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway have been asked for local testing numbers.

Behind the scenes on new Lockerbie drama

Behind the scenes on new Lockerbie drama

A NEW series based on parts of the Lockerbie Disaster is now showing on Sky this week. Featuring Colin Firth and Catherine McCormack, ‘A Search for Truth’ was inspired by the memoirs of Dr Jim Swire, who lost his daughter Flora in the 1988 tragedy. Filming took place in Scotland and Morocco in early 2024 and Annandale Herald editor Fiona Reid went on the set to meet the cast and crew and find out more about it.