The number of Covid cases in West Dunbartonshire has risen dramatically over the past week, with the area now once again one of the worst hit in Scotland.
Earlier this month West Dunbartonshire rates had shown a remarkable drop - plummeting from more than 200 cases per 100,000 to just over 40. However that progress seems to have been halted, as rates spiked from 66.3 per 100,000 last week to 94.5 per 100,000 as the Lennox went to print.
This figure is well above the Scottish average of 69.1 cases per 100,000, and places the locality as the sixth worst hit area in the country.
Bowling is the worst hit area locally, recording 10 cases over the past seven days - giving it a rate of 235.5 cases per 100,000, up from 188.4 last week.
Dalreoch is next up, recording 11 cases giving it an average of 197.6 cases per 100,000 (a drop from 359.3 per 100,000 registered last week).
Kilpatrick’s rate has also fallen week-on-week - from 329.8 per 100,000 to 164.9 per 100,000, however other areas locally - where the virus was classed as suppressed - have shown a notable rise.
In Dumbarton six new cases were recorded over the last seven days, giving it a rate of 85 per 100,000, in Alexandria a further four cases were recorded - giving it a total of 98.3 per 100.
In Leven four new cases were also discovered - a rate of 80 per 100,000.
The virus remains suppressed (where less than three cases have been recorded in a week) in Balloch, Bonhill, Lomond and Dumbarton East.
