Search
21 Jan 2026
Search
21 Jan 2026
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Rates of Covid-19 infection in Scotland have increased for the second week in a row, new figures show.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Coronavirus Infection Survey found around one in 45 people in Scotland had the virus in the week to September 5, up from one in 50 the week before.
We've published Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK: 16 September 2022 https://t.co/pddf4G8x4m
— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) September 16, 2022
The most recent figure equates to around 2.16% of the population, or an estimated 113,500 people.
According to the ONS, Scotland has the highest rates of Covid-19 of any country in the UK, with Northern Ireland showing around one in 55 people are infected, England one in 85 and Wales one in 110.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
