Latest COVID infection rate for Perth and Kinross published as virus hotspots are revealed

Covid won't stop you catching or spreading virus again. The public is being reminded not to flout lockdown rules or take risks just because they have recovered from coronavirus in the past.

Perth and Kinross after the COVID-19 infection rate dropped in the last week. The most recent data from Public Health Scotland up until January 12 shows an infection rate of 231.7 per 100,000 people.

Scottish Labour has again been plunged into turmoil with the resignation of its leader just months ahead of Holyrood elections.

Janey Godley has once again put words in the First Minister's mouth. The Scots comedian has done a hilarious voiceover on Nicola Sturgeon's latest coronavirus update amid the further tightening of restrictions which was announced today.

Perth and Kinross.

Our Scottish Future - which was set up by the former Labour prime minister - found that only  around 32% of cases north of the Border are being picked up by tests.

Perth.Six fire engines raced to the scene after the blaze started on the ground floor of a commercial building on the city’s Scott Street just after 4pm on Sunday January 10. Occupants have been evacuated and Scottish Fire and Rescue teams remain at the scene to tackle the flames.

care homes have been identified after nineteen residents tested positive for the bug. NHS chiefs have confirmed they are investigating the two separate clusters at the homes in Invergordon, which have also resulted in several staff being told to self-isolate.

Covid-19 travel restrictions after being forced to rescue a stranded family with young children. The Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team, who cover the Scottish Borders and Lothians area, were tasked to help the stricken travellers on Saturday night.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran has recorded another 140 new coronavirus cases overnight.The region's total now stands at 10, 996.NHS Ayrshire & Arran Covid hospital patient numbers are down by seven to 194.But ICU numbers are back at a second wave high of 12.Latest 7-day case rates per 100,000 show that North Ayrshire is currently the worst-hit in the county (341.4) with East on 320.5 and South on 266.4.Across Scotland 1,877 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours - a 10 per cent positivity

Ogilvie School Campus in November, can lead to the school closing for a period of time.

Perth and Kinross over the festive period, according to new statistics. The virus was recorded on 11 deaths registered in the week starting December 21 - the highest weekly total since May 4 .Incident management team set up as COVID cases rise at poultry plantThere were nine deaths recorded the week after, bringing the total in the region to 133, according to the National Records of Scotland.

Scottish Government has published coronavirus infection rates for each local authority area across the country. Weekly data released by Public Health Scotland shows the seven-day positive rate per 100,000 population for the week between December 28 and January 3 across the country was 290.8.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The rate of coronavirus cases in West Dunbartonshire almost doubled in one week.The latest Public Health Scotland figures released today show that the seven-day positive rate per 100,000 people is 250.8 – up from 125.9 one week earlier.This rate is based on the number of recorded cases between December 27 and January 2, where a total of 223 people across West Dunbartonshire received positive test results.One

coronavirus lockdown.Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed last night (January 4) that England would be entering a new lockdown due to surging coronavirus case numbers and hospital admissions.

Perth and Kinross remains in lockdown.

emergency statement at Holyrood today that tough new rules were required to prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed by a rising number of patients with Covid-19. The First Minister announced that almost half of all virus cases in Scotland were linked to a new strain first discovered last month, which can spread more quickly.

Nicola Sturgeon announced the harsher measures in an emergency statement at the Scottish Parliament, urging the public to "stay at home".Sturgeon also announced just two people from different households can meet outdoors and confirmed schools will close to most pupils until the end of January.She said: "The Cabinet met this morning to assess the up-to-date Covid situation - which is extremely serious - and discuss what further action is necessary to minimise further spread of the virus.

Perth and Kinross residents have been told to “stay at home” as the region returns to full COVID lockdown tomorrow (January 5).

link.“I will set out our decisions shortly. However, I can confirm now, in summary, that we decided to introduce from midnight tonight, for the duration of January, a legal requirement to stay at home except for essential purposes.“This is similar to the lockdown of March last year.”The whole of mainland Scotland and Skye was placed into the top tier, level 4, on Boxing Day.