THE First Minister has urged caution as coronavirus clusters are identified across the country.
Scotland is now recording 52 new cases of Covid-19 a day on average, compared to just 14 at the time of the last lockdown review three weeks ago.
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Here’s the latest about each of the clusters in the country.
Coupar Angus
Speaking at Holyrood, Nicola Sturgeon described the 43 cases identified so far as part of an outbreak at the 2 Sisters food processing plant in Coupar Angus as "a significant cluster".
During her latest coronavirus update at Holyrood, the FM said the cluster is "reflected in the fact that 27 of today's 77 cases are in the Tayside area".
Dundee
Elsewhere in that health board area, eight adults at Kingspark School in Dundee have tested positive and the city council temporarily closes the site.
Glasgow
Other clusters involve schools in the central belt with 16 cases in north-east Glasgow, linked to Bannerman High School, and a "separate but linked cluster" of nine cases in Coatbridge.
Meanwhile, contact tracing is also taking place at two further schools in the west end and around the Kirkhouse Bar and Kitchen in Shettleston.
A post on the restaurant's Facebook page said a "customer who visited us last Thursday evening has tested positive for Covid-19", adding the owners "have taken the decision to temporarily close in order to deep clean the bar in full".
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's Dr Iain Kennedy said: "All relevant public health measures are in place and myself and our public health team are working with the venue to manage and monitor the situation.
"We would ask customers who have been in the venue on the evening of Thursday August 13 to be aware of the symptoms of a fever, persistent cough or loss of taste or smell.
"If concerned they need to self-isolate immediately and book a test for Covid-19."
Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire has previously said pupils from St Ambrose and St Andrew's High in Coatbridge had contracted the virus.
One pupil at Caldervale High School in Airdrie and another at St Andrew’s High School in Coatbridge have also tested positive.
Three other people, who are not staff of students at schools in the area, have also been confirmed as having the virus and are connected to the cluster.
The total number of cases connected to the cluster now sits at nine.
Grampian
There were also 12 new cases in NHS Grampian on Wednesday, bringing the total identified in the health board are to 407 since July 26 – 237 of them associated with the cluster linked to Aberdeen pubs.
Despite those numbers, Sturgeon said progress is being made in Aberdeen and a further review of the local lockdown is to come this weekend.
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She told the Scottish Parliament: "There is evidence that the original cluster of cases linked to Aberdeen pubs is coming under control, but in recent days we have continued to see new cases which do not seem to be linked to that first cluster.
"Because of that, restrictions in Aberdeen have been extended, but will be reviewed again on Sunday, with a view to setting out – if possible – a firm timetable for lifting the restrictions.
"All of these outbreaks are being tackled by our test and protect teams, and current evidence on their performance suggests that the vast majority of contacts are being identified, and most are being identified quickly.
The First Minister added: "Two major risk factors have stood out in reports of recent clusters.
"As we expected, indoor hospitality – bars and restaurants – is one. The other is social events and gatherings in people's homes.
"We have already tightened some of the rules in relation to the indoor hospitality sector – for example by putting guidance on a statutory footing, and making it compulsory to collect customers' contact data."
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