The Scottish Government has confirmed a further increase in the number of Omicron cases in Scotland and say cases have been linked to a recent Steps concert in Glasgow.
Nicola Sturgeon advised this afternoon that cases are no longer linked to a single event, but various sources - including the Steps concert at the Hydro on November 22.
The total number of covid cases concerning the Omicron variant now stands at 29. The last count on the Omicron covid variant prior to today was 13, with seven of them in Lanarkshire.
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The First Minister says we may see a "significant" rise in the number of Omicron cases in the coming days.
Nicola Sturgeon commented: “The number of Omicron cases now being reported in Scotland is rising, and cases are no longer all linked to a single event, but to several different sources including a Steps concert at the Hydro on 22 November. This confirms our view that there is now community transmission of this variant within Scotland.
"Given the nature of transmission we would expect to see cases rise - perhaps significantly - in the days ahead. However, health protection teams are continuing work through contact tracing, isolation and testing to slow the spread as far as possible while we learn more about the new variant’s impact.
"Ministers are also keeping the situation under daily review."
The Scottish Government advised there are currently six Omicron cases linked to the Steps concert on November 22, while to date no cases have been identified from the concert on November 23.
Risk to those who attended the concert is said to be low and those who may have come into contact with Omicron are being contacted.
Furthermore, no-one from the concert needs to isolate, unless asked to by Test & Protect or if they develop symptoms.
