Covid’s not over for 1-in-15 Scots

Number of cases increases for SEVENTH WEEK in a row

- DAN BARKER

THE number of Scots with Covid-19 has increased for the seventh week in a row, latest statistics have revealed.

One in 15 people north of the Border about 6.48 per cent of Scotland's population - were estimated to have the virus in the week ending July 14, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said yesterday.

This means around 340,900 people in Scotland had the virus, according to the infection survey.