Covid’s top 10 hotspots as Scotland looks to less “restrictive” measures in the future. –

The Prime Minister has announced that the weekend statistics will not be released after this week. He also said that as hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline, the number of cases “has remained generally stable”, a “positive trend”.

However, other government advisers may agree with the Prime Minister, but he believes the pandemic is far from over.

National Clinical Director Jason Leitch said today that while the Omicron wave appears to be drawing to a close, the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over.

He said: “Our cases are still a little too high for my taste: 6,000 a day. There are still many deaths: 142 people died in the latest investigation last week. So we are not above.

Statistics released on February 9 by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) recorded 118 deaths in the week of January 31 to February 6, with Covid-19 on the death certificate.

These numbers bring the final toll to 13,075 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to the same source.

Of these 118 deaths, 61 occurred in a hospital, 48 in a nursing home, 8 in a home or non-institutional setting, and 1 death occurred in another institutional setting.

The figure is four less than the previous week and shows declining numbers in Scotland.

However, the virus remains prevalent in some parts of the country, and the east coast of Scotland appears to have the most cases.

According to Public, here are Scotland’s top 10 Covid spots for the week of January 31 to February 6: Health Scotland.

1. City of Dundee

Dundee City saw a total of 1,050 positive cases during this seven-day period. With a population of 148,820, it gives the city a 7-day rate of 705.6 positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

2. City of Aberdeen

Aberdeen has a larger population and more cases than Dundee, with 1,468 confirmed over the same period. However, due to its slightly larger population of 229,060 people, it has a 7-day rate of 641.3 positive cases per 100,000 people.

3. Midlothian

The region adjacent to the capital recorded 556 positive cases in the period between January 31 and February 6. Midlothian, with a population of 93,150, has an average of 596.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

4. City of Edinburgh

The second most densely populated area in Scotland recorded 3,120 cases over the 7 day period. With over half a million people (527,620) living in the area, the city of Edinburgh has an average of 591.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

5. Fife

The Fife area has recorded just under 2,000 cases, with 1,986 positive results. With a population of 374,130 people, Fife recorded an average of 530.8 cases per 100,000 people over the 7-day period.

6. Western Lothian

After its neighbors in eastern Scotland, West Lothian reported 860 cases in the first week of February, averaging 467.8 positives per 100,000 residents in the area of ​​183,820.

7. Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is the largest region on the top 10 list with the most Kovid cases. A total of 1,213 positive results have been reported, according to Scottish Government statistics. Aberdeenshire has an average of 465 positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants out of 260,780.

8. Angus

Angus recorded a total of 521 positive Covid cases over the 7-day period. In the first week of February, an average of 448.8 cases per 100,000 people were reported in the region of 115,820 people.

9. Ironing

Stirling recorded a total of 421 cases, with a mean of 447.5 positives (94,080) per 100,000 of its population.

10. Falkirk

Falkirk reported 707 positive results at Covid. With a population of 160,560 in the region, an average of 440 cases per 100,000 people were recorded in the 7-day period between January 31 and February 6.