Covid infection rate in your area as Omicron becomes the dominant alternative in Scotland

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A number of local authority areas are reporting higher rates of coronavirus infection amid rising numbers of Omicron cases.

Public Health Scotland notes that 29,516 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Scotland in the weeks between 8 and 14 December.

The seven-day positive rate per 100,000 residents in Scotland was 540.0 for the week.

West Lothian has the highest infection rate on this measure, with a weekly figure of 799.2 positive cases per 100,000 residents.

Falkirk, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire also had similarly high rates of COVID-19 during this period.

The number of confirmed Omicron infections in Scotland is 792 – but the actual number is said to be much higher.

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Nicola Sturgeon said 51.4 percent of the new daily cases recorded yesterday were suspected to be Omicron infection.

But despite the recent sharp rise in new cases, the number of hospitalizations is declining.

The Scottish government said 494 people are in Scottish hospitals after testing positive for Covid – down from the 555 recorded two weeks ago.

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The number of intensive care units has also decreased from 50 to 34 in the past two weeks.

But experts say hospitalization of new cases is usually delayed about two weeks – so the impact of the current wave on hospital patient numbers may not be felt until next month.

Early studies showed that the effectiveness of two doses of the vaccine is reduced when it hits an omicron.

Scientists are also looking into the possibility that Omicron could result in fewer or more serious infections than previous waves.

This is the overall seven-day positivity rate per 100,000 inhabitants for each local authority area in Scotland from 8 to 14 December. West Lothian – 799.2 Falkirk – 766.1 East Renfrewshire – 743.3 South Lanarkshire – 703.5 Renfrewshire – 670.6 East Ayrshire – 670.2 East Dunbartonshire – 664.8 Midlothian – 662.4 North Ayrshire – 661.5 North Lanarkshire – 627.9 City of Edinburgh – 615.8 East Dunbarton – 615.8 West – 581.4 South Ayrshire – 546.6 City of Glasgow – 512.1 Clackmanshire – 510.8 Fife – 503.6 Murray and Butte 459.7 Perth and Kinross – 439.1 Inverclyde – 430.8 na h-Eileanan Siar – 388.7 City of Aberdeen – 385.1 Aberdeenshire – 378.1 Dumfries and Galway d 332.3 Scottish Border – – 313.1 Highlands – 287.6 Shetland Islands – 279.8 Angus Islands – 218.9 Orc

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