Scotland's Covid cases up more than 40 per cent in a week

There has been an increase in the number of people in hospital with Covid

THE number of positive Covid-19 cases in Scotland has risen by more than 40 per cent in a single week, figures show.

Public Health Scotland’s weekly statistical report shows there were 21,914 reported cases of Covid-19 in the week up to July 3, a 42.5% increase from the 15,382 reported in the week before.