Coronavirus update: Slow upward creep of case numbers continues for NHS Grampian

In Scotland in the last 24 hours there have been a total of 1250 positive cases of coronavirus which equates to 5.5 per cent of those tested overall.

Amongst these newly reported cases NHS Greater Glasgow recorded 272 cases and NHS Lothian 185 cases.

NHS Grampian saw 95 cases while NHS Highland recorded 63 cases.

In the seven days to August 2 there were 261 new cases in Aberdeenshire (100.1 per 100,000), 298 in Aberdeen City (130.1 per 100,000) and in Moray 68 (70.0 per 100,000).

Seven new deaths has been recorded in Scotland with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

In Aberdeenshire the majority of cases are still predominantly centred around Fraserburgh at present but a new rise in cases has started around the Logie-Durno and Chapel of Garioch area outside Inverurie.

To date in Scotland more than 4,020,712 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination and over 3,286,153 people have received their second dose.

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