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Eric McGowan

Latest Public Health Scotland Covid update as hospital patient numbers rise over weekend

A further 5,307 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland including 291 in Ayrshire.

Data published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland show there are currently 1,051 patients with Covid in Scottish hospitals, which is up 91 from Friday.

There are currently 13 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 10,596.

However, 13,157 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, February 13 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.

Meanwhile, there are 89 patients with Covid in Ayrshire hospitals — up 18 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, Shetland Islands has the highest rate in the country – at 2,234.4 as of Sunday, February 20.

Orkney Islands has the second-highest infection rate at 1,433 while Midlothian is third with 908.2.

In terms of Ayrshire's three local authorities, East Ayrshire has the highest rate of 694.9; South Ayrshire's rate stands at 614.4 while North Ayrshire's is 598.9.

Of the 291 new cases reported in Ayrshire, 114 were in North Ayrshire, 95 were in East Ayrshire and 82 in South Ayrshire.

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

515.2 Dumfries & Galloway

598.9 North Ayrshire

600 Na h-Eileanan Siar

614.4 South Ayrshire

645.6 Scottish Borders

666.6 Moray

694.9 East Ayrshire

712.7 East Lothian

723.4 Argyll & Bute

724.3 Glasgow City

737.2 South Lanarkshire

740.7 Fife

745.2 Perth & Kinross

753.9 North Lanarkshire

776 Renfrewshire

779.9 West Dunbartonshire

805.5 East Dunbartonshire

809.5 City of Edinburgh

819.3 East Renfrewshire

826.7 Clackmannanshire

846 Dundee City

857 Falkirk

859.5 West Lothian

860 Aberdeen City

870.5 Stirling

870.8 Inverclyde

892 Highland

901.4 Angus

904.2 Aberdeenshire

908.2 Midlothian

1,433 Orkney Islands

2,234.4 Shetland Islands

A total of 4,432,566 people have received one dose of a Covid vaccine; 4,151,403 are double jabbed and 3,397,270 people have received a third dose/booster.

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