A takeaway and a taxi have been linked to a coronavirus outbreak in Middlesbrough. The Teesside town has seen a cluster of 28 cases in the past week, far higher than previous increases.
Officials are now tracing anyone who travelled in a specific taxi in the town after a person who used the vehicle tested positive, Teesside Live reports.
Some nine new Covid-19 cases have been reported in the town today, bringing the total to 28. Public health teams have also probed a link between a positive coronavirus case and a town centre takeaway business, but have decided that no further action is required at this stage.
Middlesbrough Council and Public Health England’s North East Health Protection team are also now in the process of contacting