Coronavirus update: Grampian figures remain predominantly centred on Aberdeen student population
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In the last 24 hours there were 764 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland which equates to 12.1 per cent of newly tested individuals
The largest rise was again seen in NHS Greater Glasgow with 299 cases, with NHS Lanarkshire recording 152 and NHS Lothian 143.
Both NHS Grampian and NHS Highland saw a further 19 cases.
The newly available area data provides a further breakdown of cases by population area and can be found here .
It indicates that in the last seven days, no area in Aberdeenshire has recorded more than one to four cases on average and that Aberdeenshire as a whole has seen 34 cases in the past week, spread over the wider geography of the whole north-east.
In the wider north-east the highest concentration was in Old Aberdeen with 51 cases to that specific area, with the adjacent Froghall and Powis recording 17 cases in the last seven days.
Update Monday, October 5 - A spokesperson for the NHS Grampian incident management team said: “A multi-agency investigation is ongoing into 122 cases of Covid-19 identified within the University of Aberdeen student population.
"This figure includes those living in various locations, including university halls of residence, private flats and private halls elsewhere.
“The cases are currently not being treated as a single cluster.
"Investigations are ongoing and efforts are being made to identify any linkages between them.
“There is currently no evidence of spread to the wider community and, working with the university, various control measures have been implemented in an effort to curb the risk of any further transmission.”
