The 12 areas in Scotland with the highest Covid rates

Mar 26, 2021

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	The 12 areas of Scotland with the highest numbers of positive Covid-19 tests between March 13 and 19

	New data released by the Scottish Government today breaks down the number of positive covid-19 cases in each area of the country.

The Scottish areas with the highest Covid rates

Each week the latest coronavirus figures for Scotland are broken down by area.

We've put together a list of the areas with most positive new Covid-19 tests, according to data from the Scottish Government.

Find out if your area is on the list here.

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The National Clinical Director did not mislead the public with his use of statistics on Covid-19 deaths in a recent media briefing, a statistics regulator has said.

It comes after Professor Leitch told journalists there had been no Covid-19 deaths between July 17 and August 18 of 2020.

Read the full story by Elsa Maishman here.

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