Increase in Covid-19 cases in Fife for second day in a row

The number of positive cases of Covid-19 in Fife has risen again.

By Fiona Dobie

Published 31st Jul 2020, 16:56 BST

Updated 31st Jul 2020, 17:20 BST

There have been five cases recorded in Fife in the last 48 hours

Friday’s daily figures from the Scottish Government show that in the last 24 hours there have been a further three cases of coronavirus confirmed in the Kingdom.

This follows a rise of two over night between Wednesday and Thursday.

The total number of confirmed cases in Fife since the outbreak began now sits at 946.

The figures show there are currently less than five patients in the region’s hospitals confirmed as having coronavirus.

Across Scotland, there were 30 new positive cases recorded over night since Thursday.

The total number of people to have been tested in Scotland is now 359,537.

Of these, 340,910 were confirmed negative and 18,627 were positive.