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Covid: Fife cases continue rise in new wave of infections
Posted on June 26, 2022September 5, 2022

Covid: Fife cases continue rise in new wave of infections

In the week ending June 17, there was a 40% increase (1,005 positive cases) in Fife compared with the previous seven da...
New form of ultra-violet light could make indoors Covid-safe
Posted on April 3, 2022April 21, 2022

New form of ultra-violet light could make indoors Covid-safe

A new type of ultraviolet light, Far-UVC, can efficiently kill airborne microbes, such as those which cause Covid-19, wh...
New record Covid high in St Andrews; 18th March
Posted on March 11, 2022April 3, 2022

New record Covid high in St Andrews; 18th March

In the week ending 18th March, the latest date for which data is available at the time of posting, 260 Covid cases were ...
Huge spike in student infections
Posted on February 8, 2022February 15, 2022

Huge spike in student infections

455 cases were recorded at the university during the 5 days ending 4th February – 24 staff and 431 students - up from ...
Record number of cases reported in St Andrews
Posted on January 8, 2022January 28, 2022

Record number of cases reported in St Andrews

In the 7 days ending on the 4th January, 166 cases of Covid-19 were reported in St Andrews: 38 in the Central area , 50 ...
NHS Fife cancels non-urgent appointments and surgical procedures
Posted on December 23, 2021January 25, 2022

NHS Fife cancels non-urgent appointments and surgical procedures

With the sudden increase in Covid cases very likely to lead to a sharp rise in hospitalisations and potentially impact o...
It’s Here!
Posted on December 16, 2021January 8, 2022

It’s Here!

NHS Fife has reported a rapid increase in the Omicron variant, with the first case reported on the 6th December and risi...
Covid-19 outbreak linked to Fairmont Hotel
Posted on December 13, 2021December 23, 2021

Covid-19 outbreak linked to Fairmont Hotel

NHS Fife has confirmed a cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to a large evening event at the Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews....
Sudent outbreak a quarter of all Fife cases
Posted on November 12, 2021December 5, 2021

Sudent outbreak a quarter of all Fife cases

In its latest update on the 11th November, the University of St Andrews reported 96 new cases during the previous week, ...
October 29th; Fife Covid cases 3rd highest in Scotland
Posted on October 2, 2021November 12, 2021

October 29th; Fife Covid cases 3rd highest in Scotland

During the week ending 29th October, 1465 Covid positive cases were reported in Fife, down from 1656 a week earlier. Cas...
19th September – past the peak
Posted on September 13, 2021October 2, 2021

19th September – past the peak

During the week ending 17th September,  there were 2215 Covid positive cases in Fife, down from 3174 a week earlier - t...

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