A NEW cluster of coronavirus cases has been identified in the NHS Highland health board area.
Five Covid-19 cases have been confirmed within the community in Grantown, near Aviemore.
Health bosses said contact tracing is being carried out, while those identified as close contacts are being advised to self-isolate.
NHS Highland said that if you have not been contacted by the team, there is no cause for concern.
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The health board’s director of public health Dr Tim Allison said: “We would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that the virus can recur even in rural communities and so everyone should continue to adhere to physical distancing guidelines, wear a face-covering when in enclosed spaces, clean your hands and surfaces regularly and immediately self-isolate if you develop symptoms.”
Yesterday Nicola Sturgeon announced the highest daily rise in coronavirus cases for three months, as 160 people were confirmed to have the virus across Scotland.
The First Minister said this increase is “partly the result of a greater number of people being tested” but added the rise is “undoubtedly a concern”.
Some 69 of the new cases were reported in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area – Sturgeon said “particularly close attention” is being paid to this.
The First Minister will give an update on Scotland’s coronavirus figures in the Parliament later.
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