Here are the twelve areas in Edinburgh with the highest number of covid cases.Here are the twelve areas in Edinburgh with the highest number of covid cases.
Here are the twelve areas in Edinburgh with the highest number of covid cases.

Here are the 12 Edinburgh areas with the highest Covid rates as Omicron hits Scotland

As nine new cases of the Omicron variant are identified in Edinburgh with more expected, here are the twelve areas in Edinburgh with the highest number of covid cases.

On Tuesday, health secretary Humza Yousaf announced that a total of nine cases of the new covid variant Omicron have been identified in Scotland.

Five of these cases are in the Lanarkshire area and four are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.

No Omicron cases have yet been identified in Edinburgh and other council areas across Scotland.

This data breaks down the number of positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people, according to council area.

Here are the 12 areas in Edinburgh with the most new coronavirus cases between 21 November and 27 November.

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