A spike in coronavirus cases in Ayrshire has led to a decrease in the number of towns and villages that have suppressed the virus.
New figures from today show that 50 areas out of 91 have low prevalence of the deadly virus compared to 61 last week.
The news emerges as one Ayrshire zone was revealed as having the highest Covid case rate in Scotland.
Ayrshire as a whole reported 49 new cases in the past 24 hours with 15,904 positive tests being detected since the pandemic began.
The number of people in NHS Ayrshire & Arran hospitals remains at 48. ICU numbers remain below five.
Two more deaths have been recorded across Scotland; none of which are from Ayrshire.
There have been 484 new cases have been recorded with the nation's total now at 209,552.
But cases are so low in a number of Ayrshire areas they've been classes as 'suppressed' to protect patient confidentiality.
East Ayrshire
In East Ayrshire, 20 of the 30 areas are suppressed — one less than last week.
Suppressed: Stewarton West; Stewarton East; Southcraig and Beansburn; Piersland; Northern and Irvine Valley Rural; Newmilns; New Farm Loch South; Mauchline Rural; Mauchline; Kilmaurs; Grange, Howard and Gargieston; Galston; Drongan; Doon Valley South; Dean and New Farm Loch North; Darvel; Cumnock Rural; Bonnyton and Town Centre; Bellfield and Kirkstyle; Altonhill North and Onthank.
Not suppressed: Cumnock and Craigens (230.3); New Cumnock (226.2); Kilmarnock South Central and Caprington (178.4); Auchinleck (137.4); Cumnock North (130.4); Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural (86.6); Doon Valley North (72.2); Shortlees (68.2); Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead (63.0); Earlston and Hurlford Rural (53.3).
North Ayrshire
In North Ayrshire 17 of 37 areas are suppressed — the same number as last week.
Suppressed: Stevenston Ardeer; Saltcoats North West; Saltcoats Central; Largs South; Largs North; Kilwinning Pennyburn; Irvine Perceton and Lawthorn; Irvine Girdle Toll and Stanecastle; Irvine Fullarton; Irvine Castlepark South; Irvine Castlepark North; Irvine Broomlands; Irvine Bourtreehill; Dreghorn; Arran; Ardrossan North West; and Ardrossan North East.
Not Supressed: Kilbirnie South and Longbar (408.4); Kilbirnie North (251.2); Springside and Rural (214.0); Kilwinning West and Blacklands (212.5); Dalry West (206.3); Irvine East (193.5); Irvine Central (186.2); Stevenston North West (143.4); Beith West (131.9); Largs Central and Cumbrae (126.1); Stevenston Hayocks (125.3); Fairlie and Rural (108.7); Irvine Tarryholme (106.2); Dalry East and Rural (105.3); Skelmorlie and Rural (102.3); Beith East and Rural (102.2); Ardrossan Central (97.8); West Kilbride and Seamill (85.7); Kilwinning Whitehirst Park and Woodside (80.3); Kilwinning Central and North (80.0); Saltcoats North East (79.5)
South Ayrshire
In South Ayrshire 13 of 25 areas are suppressed — 10 less than last week.
Suppressed: Troon; Prestwick Airport and Monkton; Muirhead; Maybole; Holmston and Forehill; Girvan Glendoune; Girvan Ailsa; Coylton; Carrick South; Carrick North; Belmont; Barassie; Alloway and Doonfoot.
Not suppressed: Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts (901.3); Newton North (359.3); Heathfield (226.7); Dalmilling (203.4); Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South (108.3); Prestwick East (94.8); Dundonald, Loans and Symington (80.1); Prestwick West (74.1); Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre (73.4); Castlehill and Kincaidston (71.8); Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton – the coalfields (68.6)
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