There has been a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 infections in Scotland, official figures show.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said an estimated one in 35 people in Scotland had Covid-19 in the week up to October 10. Equivalent to about 144,400 people, the figure is a rise from one in 50 people in the week up to September 29 - the most recent previous statistic.
But despite the increase in Scotland, ONS deputy director of the survey, Sarah Crofts, said the trend of infections was still "uncertain". Cases have risen across the UK, except Northern Ireland, according to the survey, with England rising from one in 35 to one in 30 people estimated to have the virus and Wales rising from one in 40 to one in 25.
