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Hospital bosses have stopped visitors attending a fourth ward as the number of coronavirus admissions continues to rise.
More than 100 businesses in Kent will each be given a free Christmas tree to boost festive cheer.
A "fire-break" lockdown in Kent would do unnecessary economic damage to the county, according to the UK's deputy chief medical officer.
Residents in the county's worst-hit neighbourhoods have been accused of treating Covid-19 as a 'joke' as infection rates soar.
An expert on viruses has said a second lockdown is the best way to return to normality - saving lives and jobs.
A seamstress whose business has been hit hard by the pandemic has turned her hand to making 'blingy' face masks to wear this Christmas.
A primary school which had been closed due to more coronavirus cases has confirmed it will not reopen for the rest of the half-term.
Two years groups from a Kent school have been told to go on a 'circuit breaker' and isolate for two weeks after three confirmed coronavirus cases.
A number of staff at a food distribution centre have tested positive for coronavirus and are now self isolating.
Hospitals have cleared more than a third of all their inpatients during coronavirus - one hospital boss says he hopes the changes is permanent.
Owners of a pub who received a complaint about school kids entering without ID checks say those spotted are their own children.
Hundreds of pupils have been told to stay at home due to a number of positive coronavirus tests at a Kent primary.
Organisers have had to call off an annual race after they arrived at the start to discover a Covid testing station had been set up in the way.
The Home Office has confirmed an asylum seeker held at an accommodation centre in Kent tested positive for coronavirus.
A pair of dads have revealed their holiday nightmare after being forced to isolate in a hotel room for six weeks in Portugal due to coronavirus.
Two women who ensured patients – with or not with Covid – stayed in contact with their loved ones have been named as the 2020 Hospital Heroes.
Nearly 150 pupils and 10 teachers are self-isolating after a student returned a positive virus test.
As the infection rate continues to rise, a Kent GP is backing a temporary lockdown - while a head teacher warns it would be a "poor" move for schools.
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