Covid - 19 testing station at Netherdale, Galashiels.
THE Borders has recorded 53 new cases of coronavirus in a 24-hour period, latest figures show.
An update was published by the Scottish Government at 2pm today (December 1).
And the new data shows that the Borders has now seen 10,984 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.
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There are 14 people in hospital in the Borders with recently confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the updated figures.
Scotland has now recorded 730,331 cases since March last year.
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