The 12 areas in Scotland with the highest coronavirus rates

Mar 10, 2021

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	The 12 areas of Scotland with the highest numbers of positive Covid-19 tests between February 27 and March 5

	New data released by the Scottish Government today breaks down the number of positive covid-19 cases in each area of the country.

The 12 places Scotland with the highest Covid rates

Areas with the highest numbers of positive coronavirus tests have been revealed in new data from the Scottish Government.

Based on these latest figures, we've put together a list of locations with the most new cases between February 27 and March 5.

See if your area is included in our story here.

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