Rising Covid rates in East Ayrshire are giving one of the region's MSPs cause for concern. According to the Covid daily dashboard, East Ayrshire has one of the worst rates in Scotland.
The seven-day positive rate per 100,000 population in East Ayrshire was 505.8 as of Sunday, November 14 and hit 544.4 earlier this month although is now below the 500 mark.
South Scotland Labour MSP Colin Smyth insists the number of cases recorded daily is further proof that the pandemic is not over – and that people must remain vigilant as we head into winter.He said: “The rising level of Covid cases are very concerning.“It is yet more proof that while restrictions have been eased and life has returned to some kind of normal, we’re not out of the woods yet