Omicron is now the dominant Covid variant in Scotland - and it is said to be the main driving force behind a recent surge in case numbers.
Scotland's 32 council areas with highest and lowest Covid rates as Omicron variant found
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Coronavirus is still raging in Scotland as the situation in the country's 32 local authority areas have been revealed.
Public Health Scotland provides a full breakdown of infection rates across each area per 100,000 of the population - with Falkirk currently topping the list.
It comes as six cases of the new Covid-19 Omicron variant have been identified in Scotland.
The Scottish Government confirmed four people have the variant in the Lanarkshire area, while another two have been identified in
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