Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Coronavirus: 14 new cases in Moray as Highland total rises by 40

Post Thumbnail

More than 100 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus across the north and north-east in the past 24 hours.

Today’s update from the Scottish Government shows NHS Grampian has confirmed 63 new cases since Friday. The total of positive cases for the north-east and Moray is now 12,388.

There have been 19 cases in Aberdeen, 30 in Aberdeenshire and 14 in Moray.

There are 90 Covid patients in hospital – a decrease of 11 in the past day – and nine people are receiving intensive care treatment.

The data also shows a further three people from Aberdeen who tested positive for the virus have died and four in Aberdeenshire. No Covid-related deaths have been registered in Moray.


In the Highlands, 40 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the past day. The north’s total is now 3,926.

There have also been four Covid-related deaths registered in the Highland Council area.

It was reported this week a number of residents at care homes in the north have died following Covid outbreaks.

The Crown Office revealed that they were investigating 10 deaths at Castle Gardens and six at Kintyre House.

This is in addition to the three deaths previously confirmed at Fodderty care home in Dingwall.

No new cases in the Western Isles after level 4 restrictions imposed

In the islands, only Orkney has recorded a case in the past 24 hours. One person has tested positive, taking the island’s total to 62 since March.

Shetland and the Western Isles’ totals remain at 210 and 186 respectively.

On Friday, the Scottish Government confirmed that the Western Isles would be moved up to Level 4 of coronavirus restrictions.

Hospitals on the island are almost at full capacity following a number of outbreaks including one at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway.

Coronavirus in Scotland

Across Scotland, there has been 994 new cases of Covid-19 reported and 60 new deaths registered of people who tested positive for the virus.

Scotland’s death toll is now 6,100.

There are 1,952 people in Scottish hospitals with a recently confirmed Covid dianosis and 142 in intensive care.

The Scottish Government update also shows 543, 370 people have now received the first dose of the Covid vaccine and 7,638 have received their second.