Fife records more than 20 new Covid-19 cases for second day in a row

The Scottish Government’s daily data on Sunday showed there had been 23 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in the Kingdom over night.

This follows an increase of 21 on Saturday.

The number of cases in the region has now reached 1114 since the outbreak began.

These latest rises come as cases across Scotland and the UK continue to increase.

According to the daily figures, there have been 70 cases confirmed in Fife in the last seven days.

On Sunday, there were 245 new cases recorded in Scotland and no new deaths.

The previous day there had been 350 new cases – the highest daily increase since May.

A total of 723,456 people in Scotland have been tested since the outbreak began, with 24,371 testing positive and 699,085 confirmed negative.

NHS Fife is asking members of the public to help stop the spread of the virus locally, and this weekend the health bosses are reminding people to play their part by following the guidelines.

A statement on its website said: “Our Test and Protect programme is working really hard to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in Fife.

"The potential for community transmission of the virus remains and we want your help to prevent it.

“Gatherings involving multiple households, particularly those held indoors, create the biggest opportunity for the virus to spread.

“Please avoid get togethers with more than two households and groups of more than six people.

"That will help us avoid further transmission, it will reduce the number of cases and mean fewer people having to isolate.

“We all need to take this seriously so this means we all need to practice good hand hygiene, sticking with the guidance around physical distancing, avoiding crowded places and where distancing is more difficult, and where you are asked to do so, please wear a face covering.

“Help us reduce the spread of Covid-19 in Fife.”