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Eric McGowan

5,498 new Scots Covid cases as Public Health Scotland publish councils' infection rates

A further 5,498 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland — including 395 in Ayrshire.

Data published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland show there are currently 1,175 patients with Covid in Scottish hospitals, which is down 18 from Friday.

There are currently 19 people being treated with the disease in ICUs across the nation.

No new deaths from the disease have been recorded within the last 24 hours, meaning the nation's death toll remains at 10,672.

However, 13,235 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, February 20 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.

Meanwhile, there are 91 patients with Covid in Ayrshire hospitals — up three from Friday — while fewer than five people are being treated with the illness in the region's intensive care units.

In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, Orkney Islands has the highest rate in the country – at 1,866.1 as of Sunday, February 27.

Shetland Islands has the second-highest infection rate at 1,862.7 while Highland is third with 1,093.3.

In terms of Ayrshire's three local authorities, North Ayrshire has the highest rate of 692.7; South Ayrshire's rate stands at 669.7 while East Ayrshire's is 610.2.

Of the new cases reported in Ayrshire, 146 were in East Ayrshire, 131 were in East Ayrshire and 117 in South Ayrshire.

7-day infection rate per 100,000 population for each council area...

542.2 Dumfries & Galloway

589.2 Scottish Borders

610.2 East Ayrshire

658.6 Fife

660.4 Glasgow City

669.7 South Ayrshire

681.3 Stirling

686.5 West Lothian

692.7 North Ayrshire

704.9 Dundee City

708.1 Falkirk

714.7 City of Edinburgh

726.8 Midlothian

727.2 Clackmannanshire

729.6 North Lanarkshire

748.5 Perth & Kinross

754.4 East Lothian

757.3 West Dunbartonshire

784.9 Renfrewshire

786.3 Aberdeen City

801.4 South Lanarkshire

805.3 Argyll & Bute

821.2 Moray

822 Angus

865.6 Inverclyde

893.1 Aberdeenshire

946.2 East Dunbartonshire

984.9 Na h-Eileanan Siar

996.3 East Renfrewshire

1,093.3 Highland

1,862.7 Shetland Islands

1,866.1 Orkney Islands

A total of 4,436,113 people have received one dose of a Covid vaccine; 4,157,209 are double jabbed and 3,430,747 people have received a third dose/booster.

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