Covid: Here are the 10 Edinburgh areas with the highest Covid rates ahead of Nicola Sturgeon's announcement as Omicron continues to spread

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Published 13th Dec 2021, 11:32 GMT

Here are the 10 areas of Edinburgh which have recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases over the last week as the First Minister warned a "tsunami of infections" was coming.

The latest data published by Public Health Scotland breaks down the number of Covid-19 cases per neighbourhood over the last seven days.

It comes ahead of Nicola Sturgeon addressing Parliament on Tuesday on the coronavirus situation in Scotland as Christmas approaches. It isn’t clear exactly what she is going to say but some restrictions are expected amid the rise of the new Omicron variant.

Here are the 10 worst hit areas of Edinburgh between December 1 and December 7.

Niddrie also recorded 29 cases of Covid-19 between December 1 and December 7. This area has a population of 4,748. Photo: Google

South Gyle recorded 29 cases of coronavirus over the last seven days. This area has a population of 5,027 people. Photo: Google

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