New information has revealed that West Lothian is the seventh most infectious place in Scotland for Covid-19.
The latest Public Health Scotland data revealed that as of March 14 there were 27 new cases in West Lothian, 184 over the week between March 6 -12, and a total of 7056 since March 9, 2020.
This means that the county had 101 per 100,000 residents testing positive for Covid-19 over the last week, above the national average of 73, but infections have spiked slightly in the last week in Scotland.
With a weekly positivity of 101 per 100,000, West Lothian is now the seventh most infectious of the 32 local authorities in Scotland, after being sixth last week.
One of the 37 neighbourhoods in West Lothian have made it into the highest category for infections on the PHS heatmap, with more than 400 cases per 100,000.
Deans had a positivity rate of 489 per 100,000, after 14 of their 2860 residents tested positive over the weekly period.
Four neighbourhoods made it into the second highest zone for infections on the map.
Craigshill were highest with 16 infections last week, Blaeberry Hil and East Whitburn had 13, Bellsquarry, Adambrae and Kirkton had 10 and Linlithgow South recorded 12.
And, 14 of the 37 neighbourhoods had suppressed the virus, with fewer than two cases recorded over the seven days.
Meanwhile, Scotland reported an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases reported over the past week.
The First Minister says that this highlights why Scotland cannot be “complacent” when exiting lockdown.
Nicola Sturgeon said: “It is important to note that over the last week, we have seen a slight increase in cases - we will be monitoring that carefully and it does provide us with a reminder that there is still no room for complacency, and that our room for manoeuvre is limited.”
Ms Sturgeon said she will provide further information on when some restrictions can begin to be lifted in a statement tomorrow and hinted he she will have information on pubs reopening.
She added: “I will seek to set out some details of what changes we hope to make in early April.
“Then what further easing we might then expect to see in late April, and then mid-May and in much less detail beyond that.
“We can’t provide certainty on everything at this stage.”
Ms Sturgeon took time out to calm fears over the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, saying there is “no current evidence of an increase in blood clots.”
The likes of Ireland and Netherlands have paused usage of the vaccine over concerns about blood clots.
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