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		<title>New record Covid high in St Andrews; 18th March</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2022/03/new-record-covid-high-in-st-andrews-18th-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the week ending 18th March, the latest date for which data is available at the time of posting, 260 Covid cases were recorded in St Andrews. In the four St Andrews neighbourhoods there were 52 cases in St Andrews Central, 48 in South East, 73 in South West and 87 in North and Strathkinness. &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2022/03/new-record-covid-high-in-st-andrews-18th-march/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "New record Covid high in St Andrews; 18th March"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fife Covid update 14th March: infection rate static but hospital admissions and deaths down</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/03/fife-covid-update-14th-march-infection-rate-ststic-but-hospital-admissions-and-deaths-down/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2021 20:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the 7 days  to the 13th March, 205 further cases were diagnosed in Fife (see graph below) compared with 172 the week before. On the 14th March, there were 17 cases in hospital in Fife (down 8 over 7 days) and  less than 5 cases in intensive care (no change compared to the week &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/03/fife-covid-update-14th-march-infection-rate-ststic-but-hospital-admissions-and-deaths-down/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Fife Covid update 14th March: infection rate static but hospital admissions and deaths down"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Covid update Fife &#038; Tayside 04.02.21; downward trend continues</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/01/covid-update-fife-and-tayside-04-02-21-downward-trend-continues/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the 7 days  to the 4th February, 239 further cases were diagnosed in Fife (see graph below) compared with 288 the week before. As of the 1st February, the 7 day rate of infection per 100,000 for Fife was 80.6,  down from 95 the previous week. In Dundee, the rate was  128.1, down from &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/01/covid-update-fife-and-tayside-04-02-21-downward-trend-continues/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Covid update Fife &#038; Tayside 04.02.21; downward trend continues"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Covid update Fife and Tayside 14.01.21: increase in cases slowing but hospital admissions up</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/01/covid-update-fife-and-tayside-14-01-21-increase-slowing-but-hospital-admissions-up/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 20:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the 7 days  to the 14th January, an average of 599  further cases were diagnosed in Fife (see graph below) compared with 702 the week before.  In Tayside, there 978 cases compared to 1139 the previous week. As of the 12th January, the 7 day rate of infection per 100,000 for Fife was 208, &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/01/covid-update-fife-and-tayside-14-01-21-increase-slowing-but-hospital-admissions-up/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Covid update Fife and Tayside 14.01.21: increase in cases slowing but hospital admissions up"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Covid update Fife and Tayside 31st December:  virus remains &#8216;supressed&#8217; in St Andrews</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/12/covid-update-fife-and-tayside-31st-december-virus-remains-supressed-in-st-andrews/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 18:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Data from Public Health Scotland&#8217;s Daily Dashboard show that as of the 28th  December (the latest update available), the infection rate per 100,000 population in all St Andrews neighbourhoods remained at 0-2 per 100,000 population for the 3rd week in a row and the virus officially designated &#8216;supressed&#8217; &#8211; as was the case in the &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/12/covid-update-fife-and-tayside-31st-december-virus-remains-supressed-in-st-andrews/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Covid update Fife and Tayside 31st December:  virus remains &#8216;supressed&#8217; in St Andrews"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Struggling Fife families with self-isolating pupils to get help with food costs</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/11/struggling-fife-families-with-self-isolating-pupils-to-get-help-with-food-costs/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fife Council is planning to offer financial help to those families that struggle with the unexpected extra food costs when pupils have to self-isolate due to Covid-19. Payments are already made during school holidays to families on benefits who meet the deprivation criteria. Thousands of school pupils in Tayside and Fife have had to stay &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/11/struggling-fife-families-with-self-isolating-pupils-to-get-help-with-food-costs/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Struggling Fife families with self-isolating pupils to get help with food costs"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Further cases at Fife care home previously criticised by the Care Inspectorate</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/11/further-cases-at-fife-care-home-previously-criticised-by-the-care-inspectorate/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 18:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The number of Covid-19 cases identified at Craigie House in Crossgates, a care home owned by Kingdom Homes, has risen to 37. Since the outbreak was announced earlier this month, when 25 cases amongst staff and residents were identified, a further 12 cases at the care home have tested positive. Visiting at the home, which &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/11/further-cases-at-fife-care-home-previously-criticised-by-the-care-inspectorate/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Further cases at Fife care home previously criticised by the Care Inspectorate"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Covid-19 update 7th November; rate of infection in St Andrews Central above 100 per 100,000 again</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/10/covid-19-update-7th-november-rate-of-infection-in-st-andrews-central-above-100-per-100000-again/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 21:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Data from Public Health Scotland&#8217;s Daily Dashboard show that as of the 5th November, the infection rates per 100,000 population in St Andrews Central was back above100 per 100,000 population, most likely linked to the increase in student cases (see below). Other local rates per 100,000 were: St Andrews South West: 50-74, St Andrews South &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/10/covid-19-update-7th-november-rate-of-infection-in-st-andrews-central-above-100-per-100000-again/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Covid-19 update 7th November; rate of infection in St Andrews Central above 100 per 100,000 again"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Covid update 14th October; St Andrews an infection hotspot</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/10/covid-update-7th-october-first-hospital-cases-in-fife-and-tayside-fo-months/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the 7 days up to the 14th October, 206 further cases were diagnosed in Fife and 289 in Tayside. St Andrews Central, along with Tayport are the two hotspots in North East Fife with rates of infection above 100 per 100,000 population. A further 6 students at St Andrews University have tested positive in &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/10/covid-update-7th-october-first-hospital-cases-in-fife-and-tayside-fo-months/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Covid update 14th October; St Andrews an infection hotspot"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Number of University Covid cases rises to 25</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/09/number-of-university-covid-cases-rises-to-25/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following another weekend of voluntary lockdown, and with the number of cases rising to 25, Professor Mapstone has written to students and staff to outline plans for teaching and socialising and for students who wish to leave their accommodation and return home. Here is the full text of her letter dated 29th September: Dear Students, &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/09/number-of-university-covid-cases-rises-to-25/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Number of University Covid cases rises to 25"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Four more student Covid-19 cases</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The University of St Andrews has reported a further 4 cases, all connected to a party in a student hall of residence, during Freshers&#8217; week (7th-15th September). This brings the total of reported cases to 7. In response, the University is prolonging some of the restrictions introduced during last weekend&#8217;s lockdown. Principal Mapstone has written &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/09/four-more-student-covid-19-cases/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Four more student Covid-19 cases"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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