Twenty-eight Covid cases in Wick area over latest seven-day period

There were 28 positive tests for Covid-19 in the Wick area during the latest seven-day period recorded by Public Health Scotland.

The figures were based on people tested from June 22-28.

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 19 positive cases in the Wick North neighbourhood over the seven-day period, and nine in Wick South.

Seven positive cases were reported in Caithness South and three 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 three other neighbourhoods – Caithness North West, Thurso East and Thurso West – all came into this category based on tests from June 22-28, meaning there could have been zero, one or two positive cases in each.

There were 11 positive cases in Sutherland South over the same period, seven in Sutherland East and 0-2 in Sutherland North and West.

Public Health Scotland reported 513 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 217.5.

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