Covid instances are persevering with to growth in Renfrewshire, with new figures revealing ranges of the virus have soared to a brand new excessive.
Knowledge from Public Well being Scotland exhibits that a whopping 666 instances have been identified over the seven days till July 9.
The seven day optimistic case price for Renfrewshire between July 3 and 9 stood at 666 - giving a seven day positivity price of 371.3 per 100,000 inhabitants.
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Figures put the realm properly above the Scottish common seven day positivity price of 314.7 per 100,000 inhabitants.
There have been 17,201 optimistic instances confirmed in Scotland over the week-long spell.
The spike in instances of the virus, fuelled by the BA.4 and BA.5 sub variants, has additionally been blamed for placing struggling NHS companies underneath rising strain.
NHS Better Glasgow and Clyde chiefs have warned that sufferers face "lengthy waits" at A&E departments after the recent surge put extra strain on workers and companies.
Their acute hospital websites, which incorporates Paisley's Royal Alexandra, have been final week working at greater than 90 per cent capability, with warnings that workers have been additionally being hit by covid.
Sufferers have been urged to not go to A&E until it was "very important" as staff battled to shore up companies.
Figures this week additionally present that emergency division efficiency on the Corsebar Street hospital this week dropped to 53 per cent towards the Scottish Authorities's four-hour ready time goal.
Yesterday, NHS Better Glasgow and Clyde stated rising instances in the neighborhood is continuous to hit well being companies.
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A spokesman stated : "With a rise in neighborhood transmission, COVID-19 continues to be very a lot with us. Our hospitals are close to capability, with massive numbers of sufferers admitted to hospital – both as a direct results of the virus, or admitted for an additional sickness however having examined optimistic with no signs.
"That is placing vital strain on capability and out there mattress numbers and is having a big influence on our A&E Departments and evaluation models. COVID-19 has additionally created staffing challenges, with some colleagues absent because of the virus."
He added: "The rise in Covid-19 affected person numbers and staffing challenges is additional compounded by the difficulties we face because of sufferers with a delayed discharge, which we're working exhausting to resolve.
"We're sorry if anybody experiences in a delay in being handled and we're reminding the general public to not come to A&E until affected by a really pressing or life-threatening situation. Everybody else who thinks they want pressing medical consideration ought to communicate to their GP first, or, name NHS24 on 111.
Circumstances of the virus have elevated as summer time continues, up from the 640 confirmed within the week till July 1 - a seven positivity price of 356.8 per 100,000 inhabitants.
In East Renfrewshire, 347 instances have been confirmed within the week till July 9 - a seven-day positivity price of 361.2 per 100,000.
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