Coronavirus - Local News

Rapid COVID-19 community testing will be available in Golspie from tomorrow (Wednesday, August 25) until Friday.

A "SIGNIFICANT" surge in Covid cases across NHS Highland is "concerning", health chiefs have warned.

THERE were 178 newly-confirmed cases of the coronavirus across the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours, Public Health Scotland has revealed.

ALMOST 170 new positive tests for Covid-19 have been reported in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours – and nearly 300 in just two days.

Rates of Covid-19 in East Sutherland are soaring, according to Public Health Scotland's interactive dashboard.

ANOTHER 82 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the NHS Highland region over the past day.

SEVENTY-one fresh positive tests for the coronavirus have been recorded across NHS Highland in the past day.

Public health director Dr Tim Allison urges caution as Covid restrictions relaxed

Scotland’s Railway has ended the one metre plus policy of physical distancing at its stations and onboard trains.

Groups in the Highlands are being urged to get a share of a £10 million fund to transform towns and neighbourhoods to boost fightback from Covid-19.

Everyone in the 16-17 age group will be offered the Covid-19 vaccination in Scotland.

Most legal restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus will be lifted in Scotland from Monday, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.

The Inverness venue confirms that it will reopen tomorrow after it was closed last week due to high proportion of staff having to self isolate.

Indoor soft play centres across the Highlands have been awarded almost £30,000 in extra financial help to cope with the burden of Covid-19.

RAPID Covid community testing is coming to Dornoch next week.

ANOTHER 55 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus have been recorded across the NHS Highland health board region.

ANOTHER 73 new cases of Covid-19 were detected across the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.

A MAJOR milestone has been reached in the fight against Covid-19 in Scotland – after the four millionth first-dose of the vaccine was administered.

ANOTHER 56 positive tests for Covid-19 have been recorded across the NHS Highland region in the past 24 hours.

ANOTHER 73 cases of Covid-19 have been registered across the NHS Highland area in the past day.