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Gary Armstrong

Glasgow’s only coronavirus 'cold spot' neighbourhoods revealed in virus map

Only two Glasgow neighbourhoods can be considered coronavirus 'cold spots', according to a map charting the virus across the city.

With each neighbourhood profiled, the majority show in a seven day period from October 8 - 14 there have been over 100 positive coronavirus cases on the 'rate per 100,000 population' scale used by Public Health Scotland.

Nine areas show their rate at 75 - 99 (orange) and two at 50-74 (yellow).

However, very much on their own are the west end suburbs of Kelvinside and Jordanhill - which can be deemed a covid 'cold spot' over this recent seven day period with a rate of just 15-29 covid cases per 100,000 population - as well as neighbouring Victoria Park, reported as having only 30-49 cases per 100,000.

Further analysis shows both west Glasgow areas have had only between one and four positive covid cases in the seven days.

By comparison, the likes of 'City Centre East' have seen 68 positive cases in the same time.

The coronavirus 'heatmap' of Glasgow (Public Health Scotland)

At this afternoon's Scottish Government briefing, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that of the 1,196 new coronavirus cases recorded nationally overnight, 416 of these occurred in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.

Public Health Scotland say of the data: "These maps use local neighbourhood areas defined by the Scottish Government.

"Their geographical size varies because they are based on the number of people who live in the area. Most neighbourhood areas contain between 2,500 and 6,000 residents, but some now have a notably lower or higher number than this because their population has changed since these area boundaries were last reviewed.

"We have used population rates to colour these maps to show the number of cases in the context of the number of people living in that area. Different numbers of residents living in neighbourhoods however means that areas with the same number of cases can have a different population rate."

To see the data in full, you can visit the Public Health Scotland website, here.

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