Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Covid Scotland: Are case numbers increasing across Tayside and Fife again?

What are the figures in Tayside and Fife this week?
What are the figures in Tayside and Fife this week?

Covid cases are once again increasing in Fife and parts of Tayside.

Angus was the only area in Courier country to see a drop in case numbers this week.

The region saw numbers decline by 17.3%, with 62 people testing positive between August 27 and September 2, compared with 74 the previous week.

Elsewhere, however, cases are on the rise again.

Dundee saw the largest increase in numbers, with positive cases going up by 22.6%. This week saw 103 people in the city test positive, compared with 84 the week before.

Brechin during lockdown.
Brechin during lockdown.

There was a rise of 14.3% in Perth and Kinross, where 136 people tested positive. The week before saw 116 positive cases.

And in Fife, case numbers increased by 8.8% with 285 people testing positive compared with 261 the week before.

What is happening with figures nationally?

This week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data revealed one in 50 Scots tested positive in the week ending August 28. This is compared with one in 55 last week.

It shows case numbers are once again on the rise across the country.

The estimated number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in Scotland was 104,400, meaning 1.98% of the population tested positive during the same time period.

A Covid-19 self-test kit. The number of people testing positive for Covid in Scotland is estimated to be 104,400.
The number of people testing positive for Covid in Scotland is estimated to be 104,400.

In England one in 70 tested positive the same week. The figures were one in 95 in Wales and one in 50 in Northern Ireland.

It means Scotland and Northern Ireland had the largest estimated average ratio of the population testing positive for Covid-19 last week.

Celebrations in Tayside

This week’s figures come as NHS Tayside announces the delivery of its one millionth Covid vaccine.

The health board reached the milestone on September 8, exactly 21 months after the Covid vaccine programme launched on December 8 2020.

The million doses equates to 10,989 vaccinations delivered every week for the past 91 weeks. An estimated 35,000 jabs were delivered each week at the peak.

The milestone occurred the day after the health board launched its autumn/winter Covid booster vaccine programme.

Nurses holding up signs stating: 1,000,000 Thank you Tayside
NHS Tayside has now delivered one million Covid vaccines across Dundee, Angus, and Perth and Kinross.

Around 240,000 people across Tayside are currently eligible for a Covid booster this autumn and winter.

Those in line to receive one include everyone aged 50 and over, all health and social care staff, and those aged five to 49 who are clinically vulnerable, a carer or live with vulnerable people.

It is not currently known whether the list will be expanded to include the rest of the population.

A decision will be made by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on whether to do so or not.

Coronavirus in Scotland – track the spread with these charts

Conversation