Perth and Kinross have more than doubled in just a week. The seven day infection rate is now at its highest since January. And parts of Perth have infection rates of over 500 per 100,000 people.
It comes as Nicola Sturgeon prepares to give a COVID-19 update to parliament later today with hopes of an imminent move from level one to level zero restrictions dashed.According to data from Public Health Scotland, there were 237 positive tests in the region in the week leading up to June 11, compared with 114 the week before.That makes an infection rate of 156 per 100,000 - the highest level since January 18 and up from 76.3 for the week up to June 4.Test positivity has also increased in the past week from 2.6 per cent to 4.7 per cent.In Perth,.