21 staff and patients test positive for COVID at Fife hospital ward

The cluster was linked to the Letham Ward at Cameron Hospital in Windygates.

NHS Fife confirmed the total number of cases together with a range of measures put in place to reduce the spread of the virus.

https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/87000-fifers-get-first-covid-vaccine-region-lags-behind-scottish-rate-3138365

These include enhanced cleaning measures over and above an already stringent cleaning regime.

Anyone experiencing the well-established symptoms of COVID-19 should immediately self-isolate and arrange a test.

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