Coronavirus - Local News

A review will be held next Wednesday as case numbers continue to rise in the area.

To date 43.7 percent of those over the age of 18 in Scotland have received their second vaccination.

THE turnaround in Moray has been described as "extraordinary".

Ellon First Responders are amongst those who have been recognised by the NHS as providing support during the pandemic.

THE area's total since the outbreak began is now 1781.

FOCUS has returned to administering second jabs – with more than 5000 given this week.

The increase in cases continues in Glasgow and Lanarkshire NHS areas.

Cases in Glasgow continue to drive national increases as levels drop further in the north-east.

Levels in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray continue to fall.

In Scotland in the last 24 hours there have been a total of 378 positive cases of coronavirus which equates to 2.0 per cent of those tested overall.

In Scotland in the last 24 hours there have been a total of 370 positive cases of coronavirus which equates to 1.8 per cent of those tested overall.

MP David Duguid has hailed the latest UK figures which show more than 40 per cent of adults in the country are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Figures have seen a rise driven by cases in Glasgow, but the north-east is showing further drops after cases in Inverurie and Kintore levelled off.

Falling case numbers mean that the decision has been made to ease restrictions.

Groups in Turriff are being encouraged to apply for two local funding opportunnities.

The north-east and Moray continue to see falling case numbers whereas Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Lothian continue to increase daily.

A TOTAL of 1769 cases have now been confirmed since the outbreak began.

MORE than 40 per cent of adults in the area are fully vaccinated.

The north-east's levels are showing as steady drop, but cases in the Glasgow area continue to increase daily.

The measures are intended to ease the burden on the NHS by removing the need for people to ask their GP for a status record.