Coronavirus - Local News

A total of 72 people have now died in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19, up from 50 seven days ago.

More than 600 calls for assistance have been answered by staff and volunteers at Thurso Community Development Trust during the lockdown.

Highland politicians have urged cautioned over the idea that the north could become one of the first places to be eased out of lockdown measures.

The directors of a Caithness fund have released £30,000 from its reserves towards the purchase of personal protection equipment for local use.

The number of people receiving hospital treatment for Covid-19 in the NHS Highland area rose by more than a quarter overnight.

Local people are being urged not to forget about animals and help the Scottish SPCA centre in Caithness.

Rising to the challenge of lockdown restrictions, Caithness artist Lisa Weller is now running online painting classes from her Papigoe studio.

Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson has praised the efforts of local authority staff in responding to the Covid-19 emergency.

Jamie Stone has welcomed the news that the Highlands will be one of the first areas to see the roll-out of mobile coronavirus testing facilities.

Residents in the Thrumster area are benefitting from a new community catering service to provide meals for the elderly and vulnerable during lockdown.

Three more Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the NHS Highland area overnight, taking the region's tally to 228 since the outbreak began.

People who have been furloughed or made redundant are being encouraged to develop their skills with the help of a new online resource.

Lizi Blackwood from Thurso is helping to create thousands of face guards for key workers in the Highlands.

NHS staff in Caithness and other parts of the north will receive a vital donation of scrubs thanks to a volunteer group and the help of ScotRail.

Scotland's health secretary Jeane Freeman has said approaches to testing are based on the best scientific and clinical evidence.

Thurso Pipe Band has created a humorous lockdown video to help raise the spirits of its members.

No new cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the Highlands yesterday, with the total number of confirmed cases in the region still sitting at 214.

North Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has been told that NHS Highland is developing a model that will help care home staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Latest figures show that police in the Highlands and Islands have made four arrests using emergency powers granted during the coronavirus lockdown.

Frontline health staff in Caithness and Sutherland have the appropriate PPE they need in the fight against coronavirus, according to Gail Ross.