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National
Eric McGowan

Today's Public Health Scotland Covid infection rate data as 490 new cases recorded

A further 490 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours.

New data was published this afternoon as part of a daily update by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland.

One new death – in South Lanarkshire– was recorded overnight, meaning Scotland's death toll from the virus is now 7,669.

In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, Renfrewshire has the highest rate in the country — at 155.2 as of Sunday, May 30.

East Renfrewshire has the second-highest infection rate at 149.7 while Glasgow City is third with 128.7.

Of Ayrshire's three local authorities, South Ayrshire has the highest rate of 76.4 compared to North Ayrshire (63.8) and East Ayrshire (54.9). The national average is 61.2.

Ayrshire has recorded 55 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours.

Of those, 28 were in South Ayrshire, 15 in East Ayrshire and 12 in North Ayrshire.

7-day infection rate per 100,000 population for each council area...

0.0 Orkney Islands / Na h-Eileanan Siar / Shetland Islands

3.5 Scottish Borders

5.4 Dumfries & Galloway

8.4 Aberdeenshire

13.6 Moray

14.0 Argyll & Bute

17.9 Aberdeen City

22.4 East Lothian

22.5 West Dunbartonshire

25.7 Inverclyde

27.1 Highland

30.1 Angus

31.7 West Lothian

37.9 Falkirk

38.2 Perth & Kinross

39.1 Fife

54.9 East Ayrshire

60.5 Stirling

63.8 North Ayrshire

67.2 East Dunbartonshire

67.7 North Lanarkshire

73.6 South Lanarkshire

76.4 South Ayrshire / City of Edinburgh

81.5 Clackmannanshire

88.7 Midlothian

100.5 Dundee City

128.7 Glasgow City

149.7 East Renfrewshire

155.2 Renfrewshire

There are currently 110 Covid patients in Scottish hospitals. Eight people are receiving treatment for the disease in intensive care nationally.

Latest figures also show 3,251,138 people have received the first dose of the covid vaccination and 2,044,253 have received their second dose.

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