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Glasgow Live
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Laura Ferguson

The Glasgow areas with the highest covid rates as cases continue to soar across Scotland

Scotland continues to experience soaring covid rates with hospitalisations at record highs since the beginning of the pandemic.

The latest case numbers confirmed by the Scottish Government were published on Friday (March 25) and confirmed 10,100 new covid cases with 41 newly reported deaths.

Meanwhile 2,326 were in hospital with coronavirus - the fifth day in a row with record hospitalisations.

Glasgow remains the area with the highest number of cases, with 2,066 recorded on Friday.

Data from Public Health Scotland has also confirmed the soaring case rates across the city's neighbourhoods.

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The most recent seven-day positive case rate for Glasgow was estimated as 1,197.4 per 100,000 of the population.

All but five of the city's neighbourhoods are also in the highest bracket for infection rates, with a rate of more than 800 cases per 100,000.

The five neighbourhoods that are slightly lower - with rates of between 400 and 799 - are Wyndford, Springburn East and Cowlairs, Petershill, Gorbals and Hutchesontown, and Govanhill West.

Meanwhile Summerston North has the highest rate per 100,000 at 2,074.8. It is followed by Drumry East (1,973.9), Central Easterhouse (1,831.3) and Cathcart (1,759.2).

Despite the high number of cases across Scotland, the Scottish Government has moved forward with plans to continue easing the remaining covid restrictions.

The only mandatory measure that remains in place is the wearing of face covering in indoor public spaces. However, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed this will be reassessed in April.

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