Recent data has shown that only five areas in Edinburgh are currently coronavirus free, as cases remain high in the capital.
The latest figures from Public Health Scotland have shown that in a seven day period, the majority of the city has recorded high levels of transmission.
According to the numbers, only the neighbourhoods of Pilrig, Moredun and Craigour, Liberton East, Gorgie West and Abbeyhill have seen two cases or less of the virus in a week.
Most other areas of Edinburgh have seen transmission rates of 400+ per 100,000 of population or 200-399 per 100,000, with the capital reporting the highest number of daily cases on Tuesday (November 9).
Currently, Mountcastle is recording the highest rates of transmission, with a rate of 625.6 cases per 100,000 of population in the last week.
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It comes as the Deputy First Minister warned on Tuesday that cases may well rise even further in the run up to Christmas, which may be a cause for concern.
Speaking at the Scottish Parliament, John Swinney stated that the use of vaccine passports and face coverings may need to be widened to allow for a safer winter.
He said: "We have been considering, for example, whether we may need to extend the Covid certification scheme to bring more settings into scope, such as further indoor hospitality and leisure settings.
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"Among other possible interventions, we are exploring how we can help improve ventilation; what we could do to increase home-working; and whether changes are needed to extend use of face masks. I would stress though that we have not yet taken any decisions about strengthening the existing baseline measures – and we will be discussing options with business sector organisations this week."
3,852 new coronavirus cases were reported in Scotland as a whole on Wednesday, with 496 of them being located in the City of Edinburgh.
19 deaths were also registered in the last 24 hours.
