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FOUR cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the Borders over the past 24 hours.
Scottish Government figures released today (Tuesday, March 16) show the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the region since the start of the pandemic.
The tally now stands at 2,851.
Nationally, Scotland has now recorded 210,605 cases of the virus.
For the nineteenth consecutive day, there are fewer than five people in hospital with COVID-19 in the Borders.
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