At least 29 Covid cases in Caithness in latest seven-day period

There were at least 29 positive tests for Covid-19 in Caithness, and 14 in Sutherland, during the latest seven-day period recorded by Public Health Scotland.

The figures were based on people tested from July 17-23.

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 both the Thurso East and Wick South neighbourhoods over the seven-day period, six in Wick North, five in Thurso West and four in Caithness South.

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 North East and Caithness North West – both came into this category based on tests from July 17-23, meaning there could have been zero, one or two positive cases in each.

There were 11 cases in the Sutherland South neighbourhood, three in Sutherland North and West and 0-2 in Sutherland East.

Public Health Scotland reported 328 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 139.3.

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