A further 7,162 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland with the disease claiming another 16 lives.

Data published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland show there are currently 1,511 patients with Covid in Scottish hospitals, which is down three from yesterday.

There are currently 43 people being treated with the disease in ICUs.

The new fatalities recorded within the last 24 hours bring the nation's death toll to 10,165. However, 12,675 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, January 16 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.

Meanwhile, there are 116 patients with Covid in Ayrshire hospitals – down one from yesterday – while fewer than five people are being treated with the illness in the region's intensive care units.

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In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, East Lothian has the highest rate in the country – at 672.8 as of Thursday, January 20.

Clackmannanshire has the second-highest infection rate at 647.3 while Dundee City is third with 637.

In terms of Ayrshire's three local authorities, East Ayrshire has the highest rate of 519.7; North Ayrshire's rate stands at 476 while South Ayrshire's is 428.

Of the 246 positive PCR cases reported in Ayrshire, 85 were in North Ayrshire with 84 in East Ayrshire and 76 in South Ayrshire.

7-day infection rate per 100,000 population for each council area...

61.2 Shetland Islands

187.5 Orkney Islands

319.3 Scottish Borders

396.2 Na h-Eileanan Siar

413.5 Stirling

428 South Ayrshire

436.6 Argyll & Bute

445.1 Moray

448.7 East Dunbartonshire

476 North Ayrshire

482.8 Dumfries & Galloway

486.6 Aberdeenshire

488 Highland

491.6 North Lanarkshire

496.7 West Lothian

496.9 West Dunbartonshire

501.1 Renfrewshire

502.8 East Renfrewshire

519.7 East Ayrshire

524.1 Angus

543.2 Midlothian

545 Inverclyde

547.3 Glasgow City

558.7 City of Edinburgh

581.3 Perth & Kinross

582.9 South Lanarkshire

587.2 Aberdeen City

600.9 Fife

632.8 Falkirk

637 Dundee City

647.3 Clackmannanshire

672.8 East Lothian

A total of 4,404,268 people have received one dose of a Covid vaccine; 4,099,222 are double jabbed and 3,238,127 people have received a third dose/booster.

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