Only 17 areas in Edinburgh are ‘suppressing’ the coronavirus, as cases continue to climb in the capital.
Areas such as Drylaw, Farmilehead, and Longstone and Saughton are reporting over 400 cases in the last seven day period as Edinburgh edges closer to a level three threshold.
Due to the five indicators for tier thresholds in Scotland, many of the neighbourhoods in Edinburgh are well over the quota for number of positive cases per 100,000.
However, due to the low numbers of people in ICU, and the rate of vaccinations, the City of Edinburgh is still in level two restrictions for now.
Listed below are the areas of Edinburgh which are reporting under 50 positive cases of the virus over the past week.
Areas in Edinburgh with less than 50 cases per 100,000
Trinity
Queensferry West
Queensferry East
Portobello
Northfield and Piershill
Morningside
Moredun and Craigour
Liberton West and Braid Hills
East Craigs North
Duddingston and Portobello South
Cramond
Craiglockhart
Cragentinny
Comely Bank
Broughton North and Powderhall
Bingham, Magdalene and The Christians
Balgreen and Roseburn
And listed here are the areas with over 400 cases per 100,000.
Areas in Edinburgh with 400+ cases per 100,000
New Town East and Gayfield
Hyvots and Gilmerton
Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse
Fairmilehead
Mortonhall and Anwickhill
Drylaw
Broomhouse and Bankhead
Longstone and Saughton
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon first placed the City of Edinburgh into level two restrictions on the 17th of May, and had originally planned to move the capital into level one at the beginning of June.
However, she stated there could have been an argument to place Edinburgh into level three instead, as cases continue to climb across the city.
As it stands, there are no plans to change restriction levels, but you can keep up to date with the announcements as they come on our live blog.
