In the 7 days ending on the 18th May, the overall infection rate in Fife was 36.1, up from 28.1 per 100,000 the previous week. This compares with the rate for Scotland as a whole of 39.1 per 100.000. As during the previous 7 days, Covid-19 infection was officially supressed throughout NE Fife, including all St Andrews neighbourhoods (0-2 per 100. 000).
There have been no Covid-19 deaths reported in Scotland since the 14th May.
On the 20th May, there were less than 5 cases in hospital in Fife (<5 since 02.05.21) and less than 5 cases in intensive care (there have <5 since 17th February).
The latest update by St Andrews University on the 20th May reported 1 new case of Covid-19, a student, since the 13th May. The total (students plus staff) since 1st September 2020 is 221.
For Scottish Government news go to https://news.gov.scot/.for the latest Scottish coronavirus figures go to: https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/ and click here to go to go directly the Public Health Scotland dashboard for all Scottish coronavirus data.
For the latest global coronavirus data go to: https://www.ft.com/coronavirus-latest
Click here for an account of why the UK was unprepared for a pandemic and was critically short of ventilators and here for an account of how the UK got its testing strategy wrong and here for an account of how advice to purchase protective equipment for health workers was rejected on account of the cost. And here for potential problems with Scotland’s test, trace and isolate programme.
Picture: Covid-19 virus particles under the electron microscope
