Temperatures plummet to -22C as Scotland records coldest February day in 35 years

coronavirus infection rate in Scotland. Data shows there are currently 223.1 cases per 100,000 people, that’s compare to 53.9 cases in the Highlands and 27.1 cases per 100,000 in Aberdeen.

coronavirus case number in all local authority areas in Scotland has been published by health officials.Public Health Scotland said that in the week between February 15 and 21, Scotland recorded a total of 5,736 positive cases of Covid-19 - which represents 5.0% of people tested for the virus.Scotland’s seven-day positivity rate per 100,000 population in those seven days stood at 105.0, according to the latest data.Falkirk recorded the highest number of cases per 100,000 population during this

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There are currently 1,428 people in hospital with 102 in intensive care.As of 8.30am this morning, 1,255,190 people across Scotland had received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

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direct to your inboxFurther freezing temperatures, snow and gusts of up to 40mph are forecast for parts of the UK as the cold snap continues.Met Office forecasters said records for the lowest temperatures had been broken by 'quite some way' in recent days as the 'extreme freeze' saw the mercury plummet in some areas.The weather station in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, recorded a temperature of minus 23C on Wednesday night, the lowest in the UK since 1995.Temperatures in areas in the Scottish

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has warned that coastal and island areas of western Scotland remain "vulnerable" to fire in spite of plummeting temperatures.The warning covers the Highlands to Dumfries and Galloway, via Argyll and Bute and Ayrshire and the Western Isles and is in place until Friday, February 12.People living in rural environments have been advised to exercise particular caution as part of the advice issued in conjunction with the Scottish Wildlife Forum (SWF).Area

direct to your inboxTemperatures plunged to below minus 21C overnight, the lowest in the UK in more than a decade, following an 'extreme freeze'.The mercury dropped to minus 21.4C in Braemar, Aberdeenshire.That's the coldest temperature recorded in the UK since December 2, 2010, when it dropped to minus 21.3C in Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands.The Met Office said the last time a temperature below minus 20C was recorded in the UK was December 23, 2010.In Manchester temperatures fell to minus

February is set to be the coldest month on record in Scotland after bookies slashed odds as an amber weather warning for snow is issued.Temperatures could drop to -10C on Monday night in parts of the country as Storm Darcy brings freezing easterly winds which lead to blizzards, snow drifts and treacherous ice.Leading bookmaker Ladbrokes cut the odds on this winter ending as the coldest since records began in the UK to 1/3 as temperatures continue to drop.It comes as an amber weather warning for

Crosshouse Hospital following reports of multiple fatalities. NHS worker Emma Robertson Coupland, 39, and her daughter, Nicole Anderson, 24, died following the incident which saw Crosshouse Hospital locked down for over three hours last night.