New coronavirus cases in South Lanarkshire increased for the first time in a month last week.
Figures published by Public Health Scotland revealed there were 148 new cases of the virus between Saturday, April 10, and Friday, April 16 – up by 16.5 per cent on the previous week.
Despite the increase, case numbers in the region remain at levels last seen in September 2020, after 0.46 cases were recorded for every 1000 residents last week.
Carluke South recorded the highest number of new cases last week after 11 positive tests were confirmed in the area.
It also saw the highest rate of new cases last week at 3.24 per 1000 residents.
Across South Lanarkshire, 62 of the 82 neighbourhoods recorded fewer than three new COVID-19 cases last week – down from 66 in the previous week.
Cambuslang Central (10), Carluke East (eight), Crosshouse and Lindsayfield (10) and Nerston and EK Landward area (nine) were the only other neighbourhoods to record at least nine new cases last week.
Calderwood Central (1.61), Cambuslang Central (2.64), Carluke East (1.96) and Crosshouse and Lindsayfield (1.86) were the only other neighbourhoods to record at least 1.5 cases for every 1000 residents.
Breakdown of cases by neighbourhood:
Clydesdale
- Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton- 0-2*
- Carluke East- 8 (1.96 per 1000)
- Carluke North- 3 (1.23)
- Carluke South- 11 (3.24)
- Carluke West- 0-2*
- Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath- 0-2*
- Clydesdale South- 0-2*
- Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields- 3 (1.11)
- Douglas, Coalburn and Rigside- 0-2*
- Forth, Braehead and Auchengray- 0-2*
- Hazelbank and Kirkfieldbank- 4 (1.01)
- Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood- 0-2*
- Lanark North East- 0-2*
- Lanark North West- 0-2*
- Lanark South- 0-2*
- Law- 4 (1.09)
- Lesmahagow- 0-2*
East Kilbride and Avondale
- Birniehill, Kelvin and Whitehills East- 4 (1.02 per 1000)
- Calderwood Central- 6 (1.61)
- Calderwood East- 0-2*
- Calderwood West and Nerston- 0-2*
- Chapelton, Glengavel and Sandford- 0-2*
- Crosshouse and Lindsayfield- 10 (1.86)
- East Mains- 0-2*
- Greenhills- 0-2*
- Hairmyres and Westwood West- 0-2*
- Mossneuk and Newlandsmuir- 0-2*
- Nerston and EK Landward area- 9 (1.22)
- St Leonards North- 5 (1.04)
- St Leonards South- 0-2*
- Stewartfield East- 0-2*
- Stewartfield West- 0-2*
- Stonehouse- 0-2*
- Strathaven North- 4 (1.39)
- Strathaven South- 0-2*
- The Murray- 0-2*
- Thorntonhall, Jackton and Gardenhall- 0-2*
- West Mains- 0-2*
- Westwood East- 0-2*
- Westwood South- 0-2*
- Whitehills West- 0-2*
Hamilton area
- Ashgill and Netherburn- 0-2*
- Blantyre North and Coatshill- 0-2*
- Blantyre South and Wheatlands- 0-2*
- Bothwell North- 0-2*
- Bothwell South- 0-2*
- Burnbank Central and Udston- 3 (0.65)
- Burnbank North- 3 (0.61)
- Burnbank South and Chantinghall- 0-2*
- Earnock- 0-2*
- Eddlewood- 0-2*
- Fairhill- 0-2*
- Glassford, Quarter and Allanton- 0-2*
- Hamilton Centre and Low Parks- 0-2*
- Hareleeshill- 5 (1.25)
- High Blantyre- 0-2*
- Hillhouse- 0-2*
- Laighstonehall- 3 (0.83)
- Larkhall Central, Raploch, Millheugh and Burnhead- 0-2*
- Little Earnock- 0-2*
- Low Blantyre and Bardykes- 0-2*
- Low Waters- 0-2*
- Merryton and Meadowhill- 0-2*
- Silvertonhill- 0-2*
- Strutherhill- 0-2*
- Uddingston and Gardenside- 0-2*
- Whitehill- 0-2*
- Woodhead and Meikle Earnock- 0-2*
Rutherglen and Cambuslang
- Bankhead South- 4 (1.32 per 1000)
- Burgh, Eastfield and Silverbank- 0-2*
- Burnhill and Bankhead North- 0-2*
- Burnside and Springhall- 0-2*
- Cambuslang Central- 10 (2.64)
- Farme Cross and Gallowflat North- 3 (0.87)
- Fernhill and Cathkin- 0-2*
- Halfway, Hallside and Drumsagard- 0-2*
- High Crosshill- 4 (1.07)
- Shawfield and Clincarthill- 0-2*
- Spittal- 0-2*
- Vicarland and Cairns- 0-2*
- Westburn and Newton- 0-2*
- Whitlawburn and Greenlees- 0-2*
*Where a neighbourhood has fewer than three cases this is being presented as 0-2 to help protect patient confidentiality.
