At least 70 positive tests for Covid in Caithness over latest seven-day period
There were at least 70 positive tests for Covid-19 in Caithness during the latest seven-day period recorded by Public Health Scotland.
With 30 cases in Sutherland, it meant the total for the two counties reached 100.
The neighbourhoods with the highest number of cases in Caithness were Wick South, with 18, and Wick North, with 17 – giving a seven-day rate per 100,000 population of more than 525 in each, compared with 296.1 for the Highland local authority area as a whole.
The figures were based on people tested from October 20-26.
Public Health Scotland's interactive dashboard has a map giving the number of positive cases in individual neighbourhoods, seven of which are in Caithness.
It shows that in the most recent seven-day spell there were 10 positive cases each in Caithness South and Thurso West, eight in Caithness North West and seven 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 other neighbourhood – Thurso East – came into this category based on tests from October 20-26, meaning there could have been zero, one or two positive cases.
There were 15 cases in the Sutherland South neighbourhood, eight in Sutherland East and seven in Sutherland North and West.
The neighbourhood with the highest seven-day rate per 100,000 population was Inverness Drummond with 719.8 and 25 positive cases.
Public Health Scotland reported 697 positive cases in the Highland local authority area during the seven-day period.
NHS Highland has been urging the public to minimise close contact with others to limit further spread of the virus.
