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Fraudsters are targeting people in Caithness with new Covid-19 and tax scams, consumers have been warned.

THIRTEEN new cases of coronavirus have been detected across NHS Highland.

FIVE more people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 across the NHS Highland area.

The Covid vaccine will be stored at Caithness General Hospital as part of plans to roll it out across the far north.

RESTRICTIONS on household visits need to be reconsidered by the Scottish Government, the leader of Highland Council has argued.

A Covid-19 outbreak involving a Thurso nursery is a "sharp reminder" that the virus is still present in the community, a local councillor has said.

NHS Highland has confirmed that it intends to start the Covid-19 vaccination programme later this week.

SEVEN fresh Covid-19 infections have been diagnosed across the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.

NHS Highland recorded three new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday when the figures for the latest 24-hour period were released.

FIFTEEN more people within the NHS Highland area have been logged as having Covid-19, new stats reveal.

A JUMP in Covid-19 cases in the NHS Highland area is linked to an outbreak at the Royal Navy's Faslane naval base, health bosses have finally said.

A RECORD-breaking 98 new Covid-19 cases have been detected across NHS Highland – the region's single largest daily increase since the pandemic began.

A Highland health chief has described the Covid-19 vaccination programme as "a major undertaking" that will take several months to carry out.

SIXTEEN new coronavirus infections have been detected across the NHS Highland area, the Scottish Government has announced.

Five positive cases of Covid-19 have been reported in north-east Caithness during the latest seven-day period covered by Public Health Scotland.

TWELVE new Covid-19 infections have been detected in the NHS Highland area.

Nicola Sturgeon was speaking after official approval was granted for the use of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccination

There will be no changes to the level of Covid restrictions in place in the Highlands, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed to the Scottish Parliament.

Seven new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the NHS Highland area in the latest 24-hour period.

There have been four additional confirmed coronavirus cases in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours, new figures have shown.