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Twenty-eight Covid cases in Caithness in latest seven-day period


By Alan Hendry

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There were at least 28 positive tests for Covid-19 in Caithness, and 18 in Sutherland, during the latest seven-day period recorded by Public Health Scotland.

The figures were based on people tested from July 3-9.

The national agency's interactive dashboard has a map giving the number of positive cases in specific Scottish neighbourhoods, seven of which are in Caithness.

There were seven positive cases in the Wick South neighbourhood over the seven-day period, and six each in Caithness North West and Thurso West. Five positive cases were reported in Thurso East, with four in Caithness North East.

If a neighbourhood has fewer than three positive cases, the number is presented as 0-2 "to help protect patient confidentiality". The county's two other neighbourhoods – Caithness South and Wick North – both came into this category based on tests from July 3-9, meaning there could have been zero, one or two positive cases in each.

There were nine cases in the Sutherland South neighbourhood, five in Sutherland North and West and four in Sutherland East.

Public Health Scotland reported 539 positive cases in the Highland local authority area during the seven-day period. The region's seven-day positive rate per 100,000 population was 228.6.


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