Perth and Kinross has more than tripled over the past two weeks. It comes as the World Health Organisation data shows Tayside has become the COVID capital of Europe with the current highest rates of infection.
According to Public Health Scotland, Perth and Kinross ’s seven day positivity rate currently sits at 531.1 per 100,000 in the week ending July 2.
Figures from the week prior show that the region was already recording its highest ever coronavirus rate of infection at 315.2, with the number at 159.3 the week before that.The latest readings also show that the proportion of positive tests has gone up to 11.6 per cent - two per cent higher than the previous week.It comes after a huge increase in cases across the region, with 802 recorded.