Some 1753 people have tested positive across Scotland in the past 24 hours, taking the national total to 160,992. The figure is almost 500 cases higher than this time last week. NO fewer than 450 positive tests for Covid-19 were recorded across the NHS Highland area over the long New Year weekend. NHS Highland is aware of an outbreak of COVID-19 linked to pubs in Dingwall. This site uses cookies. The figure was passed as the latest daily case rates were announced on Sunday, with the health board area seeing 68 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours. NHS Highland is paying £1.3m per year to operate the Covid-hit Home Farm care home on Skye, after it was taken out of the control of the private provider. A total of 106,984people in Scotland have been tested through NHS labs to date. In the five days since then, there have been exactly 450 newly-confirmed cases, with the biggest daily increase being reported on New Year’s Day, when 142 positive tests were received. Since the start of the pandemic there have been 139,027 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Scotland, although experts believe the true figure could be much higher. NHS Highland said pre-Christmas socialising indoors was a factor behind the rising infection rate NHS Highland has warned of a "significant increase" in Covid-19 cases in … Some 1347 people were receiving treatment in Scottish hospitals last night – up 255 on the same point a week ago. Five Covid-19 cases have been confirmed within the community in Grantown, near Aviemore. Related news: First Minister says it is not enough to rely on vaccines to control new strain of virus. In the seven days to November 19 there were 171 cases in Aberdeenshire (65.5 per 100,000) and 125 in Aberdeen City (54.7 per 100,000) . A NEW cluster of coronavirus cases has been identified in the NHS Highland health board area. This represents 7.5 per cent of all tests carried out in that period. Of the people who have tested positive: 1. Read more There has been a significant increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases across the NHS Highland board area over the last two weeks. NHS Highland said it is aware of an outbreak of COVID-19 linked to the Mallard pub in Dingwall. A ROSS-SHIRE pub is at the centre of a coronavirus cluster. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the north of Scotland, there were 11 new cases in NHS Eileanan Siar in the five days since the last update. © 2021 - Highland News and Media Ltd. All rights reserved. NHS Grampian, meanwhile recorded more than 1100 fresh Covid-19 infections since Hogmanay. Sadly, 11 further deaths have been recorded among people who people previously tested positive. There has been a significant increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases across the NHS Highland board area over the last two weeks. NHS Highland is appealing to local communities across the region to increase their efforts in the fight against Covid-19 during 2021. Six Covid-19 cases linked to fishing boat The cluster is in Orkney but Highland and Grampian health boards are also contact tracing in connection with it. Some staff members at each care home have also been confirmed positive with COVID-19. Regions are colour coded on a range from light yellow (low cases) through to dark red (high cases). This was up 28 from last week. The new cases take the tally for the NHS Highland area since the start of the pandemic to 3413. But in better news, NHS Orkney has not detected a single new case since Boxing Day’s update. Information on the current Covid 19 (coronavirus) 2020 outbreak ... We will be supporting our partners in Public Health and Scottish Government in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccination programme. NHS Highland made the appeal after more than 700 cases across its catchment area, which includes Argyll and Bute, since Christmas Eve. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the north of Scotland, there were no new positive tests in NHS Eileanan Siar, but NHS Shetland (four infections) and NHS Orkney (one) both reported new cases. NHS Grampian recorded 162 fresh positive tests - for a cumulative tally of 10,847. Health bosses said contact tracing is being carried out, while those identified as close contacts are being advised to self-isolate. 12 cases of the virus have been linked to the Mallard Bar with health board NHS Highland saying … That figure was up from 127,453 on Hogmanay. Next Post. There have been more than 700 cases since Christmas Eve. Related news: Coronavirus cases linked to Inverness hotel. A record-breaking 98 new cases have been registered across the NHS Highland area in the last 24 hours. 7 residents in Castle Gardens Care Home and 12 residents in Kintyre House Care Home have tested positive for COVID-19. This was followed by increases of 34 on January 2, 94 on January 3, 90 yesterday and a further 90 when Tuesday’s update was released. Not everyone with the virus will display symptoms and not all those with symptoms will be tested. Highland Council reported 98 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours. It takes the Scottish death toll by that measurement to 5227. NO fewer than 450 positive tests for Covid-19 were recorded across the NHS Highland area over the long New Year weekend. Some 1860 people were receiving treatment for Covid-19 in Scottish hospitals last night - an increase of 31. It is the region’s largest daily increase since the pandemic began. The region’s cumulative number of cases rose from 3278 to 3359 when the latest daily update was published at 2pm. 810were in hospital last night: 28of whom were in intensive care, with another 10 with suspected CO… National information: Latest information from the Scottish Government on the Covid … Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper. In the seven days to December 17 there was an increase in cases in Aberdeenshire to 271 (103.7 per 100,000) and also an increase in Aberdeen City to 359 (157.0 per 100,000). NHS Highland confirm COVID-19 cluster in Aviemore - Flipboard The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the health board area stood at 2622 when the latest daily update was published at 2pm today. Although that figure was up several hundred from yesterday’s update of 1905, the proportion of positive tests was roughly the same as on Monday – with 14.8 per cent of all tests recorded coming back positive, compared to 15 per cent the day before. This is up more than 16,500 since yesterday. And NHS Tayside detected 131 new cases, to take its overall total to 10,679. READ MORE: Coronavirus in Scotland: 101 new Covid-19 cases confirmed Jeane Freeman did not say how much NHS Highland, who stepped in to care for patients after the petition was made, paid for the home, but she added that staff would carry over and become NHS employees. A total of seven deaths were also recorded in Scotland with Covid-19 … More info. Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper. Of these: 1. Similarly, last week both NHS Ayrshire and Arran and NHS Lanarkshire announced they had been forced to postpone elective surgeries in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the health board area stood at 2622 when the latest daily update was published at 2pm today. A coronavirus cluster at Faslane is thought to be one of the factors being a surge in cases at NHS Highland. 3,611 inpatientshave been discharged from hospital since 5th March 2. By … Contact tracing is ongoing. The region’s cumulative number of confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic rose from 3477 to 3499 when the latest daily update was released at 2pm. NHS Highland: 18,000 vaccines delivered despite ‘some delays’ London mayor declares major incident in capital as Covid-19 cases soar. Across Scotland there were 2160 positive tests in the past 24 hours. NHS Grampian has seen a rise in coronavirus cases. NHS Highland has also been dealing with cases of Covid-19 affecting pupils at schools in the Highlands. 15,240were positive This will be an underestimate of the number of cases. Regions with no cases are blank. Covid-19 news. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies -. The following map extracts Coronavirus (COVID-19) case data from the Scottish government website and displays it by NHS board region. Health chiefs in Argyll and Bute have asked people to step up their efforts to stamp out Covid-19 after a significant increase in cases. Of those, 141 were in intensive care. Of those, 93 required intensive care. The region’s cumulative number of cases rose from 3278 to 3359 when the latest daily update was published at 2pm. Information on the current Covid 19 (coronavirus) 2020 outbreak. NHS vaccine updates. Scotland has now had 159,239 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. It takes the tally for the area to 3028. It’s cumulative total stood at 8971 when Tuesday’s update was published – up 1111 from the 7870 on Hogmanay. NHS Highland is appealing to local communities across Highland, Argyll and Bute to increase their efforts in the fight against COVID-19 during 2021. Across Scotland there were a further 2529 positive tests for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. Following an increase in cases linked to a COVID-19 outbreak in Dingwall, NHS Highland has issued the following advice and guidance. At present, we are aware of 20 cases that are linked either to the Mallard pub or Oscars pub. There have been 54 additional confirmed coronavirus cases in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours, new figures have shown. Some 224,840 people in Scotland have now received their first dose of the vaccine. NHS Highland have linked 20 new cases to the outbreak in Dingwall. More than 3000 coronavirus cases have been detected across the NHS Highland area since the pandemic began. Health chiefs are encouraging people to continue to follow national … And sadly a further 61 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 28 days have since died. © 2021 - Highland News and Media Ltd. All rights reserved. NHS Highland has been notified of a number of cases of COVID-19 in residents at 2 independent care homes in Invergordon. TWENTY-two further positive tests for Covid-19 were recorded across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours. EIGHTY-one new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned the public that the much more contagious new strain of the virus is believed to be responsible for 50 per cent of all new infections currently being reported across Scotland – and rising. There have been more than 700 cases since Christmas Eve and so we are encouraging people to continue to follow national … NHS Grampian saw 128 cases while NHS Highland saw a further 22 cases. This site uses cookies. Their case total is … The figure is almost 500 cases higher than this time last week. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies -. NHS Highland is appealing to local communities across Highland, Argyll and Bute to increase their efforts in the … More fight against COVID-19 during 2021. NHS Highland say the cluster relates to a group of … planetradio.co.uk - A cluster of seven coronavirus cases have been confirmed at the Macdonald Resort in Aviemore. Clicking on each region will display a popup with the count of current cases. There has been a significant increase in the number of positive coronavirus cases across the NHS Highland board area over the past two weeks. EIGHTY-one new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours. And NHS Tayside recorded 884 new positive tests – taking its running tally from 8300 to 9184 since January 31. This was down one on Thursday’s update. It was the first update for the NHS Highland figures since Hogmanay – when the region’s total stood at 2172. Although it is not thought to be any more severe than existing strains, its higher level of contagiousness is posing a major concern, amid fears it is rapidly becoming the dominant strain in the country. Follow Evening Express. NHS Shetland detected 23 fresh infections over the same five day period, for a cumulative tally of 151. It has now recorded 107 positive tests overall. 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