Daily coronavirus figures update: Cases decrease in East Lothian

THE latest data from Public Health Scotland shows that the number of coronavirus cases in East Lothian is starting to decrease. Today’s update is the first in four days; due to Christmas and the bank holiday on Monday, there have been no figures published apart from the number of confirmed cases in Scotland overall. Between December 15 and 21, East Lothian recorded 175 cases and had a seven-day positive rate of 163.4. The week before Christmas Day (December 18-24), this had decreased to 139 cases and a seven-day rate of 129.8. In the figures released today (Tuesday), covering the period between December 20 and 26, East Lothian recorded 120 positive cases and had a seven-day positive rate of 112.1.