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Daniel Morrow

Weekly infection rates for your area as Scotland's lockdown enters second week

The Scottish Government has published the latest coronavirus data for every local authority area in the country.

New figures released by Public Health Scotland have revealed that Scotland's 7-day positive rate per 100,000 population was 298.6 during the week of January 2 and January 8.

A total of 16,312 positive cases of the virus were recorded during the week - which represents 11% of people tested for Covid-19.

Inverclyde recorded the highest weekly infection rate of 467.9 per 100,000 population.

Scotland has entered into the second week of the new national lockdown (AFP via Getty Images)

The Western Isles had the lowest of 18.7.

It is unlikely that these figures will represent any impact that the stay at home lockdown restrictions could be having on infections in Scotland.

The country has now entered into its second week of the tight measures, which were enforced from January 5.

The Scottish Government has hinted at enforcing more measures to the restrictions in a bid to further slow the spread of the virus.

Nicola Sturgeon said. that the number of people being treated for the virus had exceeded those seen during the first wave of the pandemic in spring last year.

The 7-day infection rates per 100,000 population in each local authority area for the week between January 2 and January 8:

Inverclyde - 467.9

Dumfries and Galloway - 447.4

North Lanarkshire - 426.2

Renfrewshire - 426.0

Glasgow City - 390.1

Dundee City - 375.0

North Ayrshire - 353.3

East Ayrshire - 347.5

South Lanarkshire - 337.6

Scottish Borders - 311.7

Falkirk - 309.5

East Dunbartonshire - 306.5

Perth and Kinross - 288.9

Aberdeen City - 299.6

Aberdeenshire - 281.0

West Dunbartonshire - 276.6

South Ayrshire - 274.4

Angus - 266.8

East Renfrewshire - 263.8

Clackmannanshire - 254.2

Fife - 234.8

City of Edinburgh - 229.7

Highland - 229.0

Midlothian - 201.2

Stirling - 179.4

Moray - 162.8

West Lothian - 161.7

East Lothian - 145.7

Shetland Islands - 113.4

Argyll and Bute - 88.5

Orkney Islands - 26.9

Na h-Eileanan Siar - 18.7

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