The figure is a rise from one in 150 the week before, and is now at the highest level since January, according to the Office for National Statistics. Infection rates are one in 160 in England and one in 340 in Wales. It came as an urgent plea was issued for 18-29 year-olds to get vaccinated in Tayside amid soaring cases, while NHS Grampian asked local residents to take extra care to avoid visiting over-stretched A&E departments. Non-urgent surgeries were cancelled in Lothian, Lanarkshire and Highland last week. Sign up to our public interest bulletins - get the latest news on the Coronavirus