Coronavirus levels discovered in sewage across Scotland have increased by around 20 per cent in the last week, new official data has revealed.
20.10.2021 - 10:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
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Nicola Sturgeon has said it is being closely monitored after a rise in infections, as she pleaded people to practice good personal hygiene.
It comes as latest figures show that the new "Delta Plus" variant makes up six percent of current infections.
Elsewhere it has been revealed that bigger
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