Here are the 12 areas with the highest Covid rates in Scotland

Jul 13, 2021

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Scotland's Covid-19 rates are still causing concern for the country, despite our high vaccination rate. Here we look at which areas of the country are recording the highest coronavirus rates over the past week.

Hospital admissions are ‘not yet be past their peak’, as concerns over Covid in young adults grow.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls to speed up the vaccination programme as she gets set to confirm whether restrictions will be eased, as planned, this Monday.

Meanwhile, one opposition leader has stood down from their position., while a Scottish shopping centre has added two more fashion names as businesses look to bounceback from the Covid crisis.


	Midlothian, Dundee and Inverclyde have recorded some of the highest Covid case rates in the last week

	According to the latest figures published by the Scottish Government, Midlothian has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases this week, closely followed by Dundee City which was the worst hit area last week.

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