Omicron in Fife: Confirmed cases show rise over past 48 hours
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Cumulative figured for the region started with a single case of the highly transmissible new COVID variant on December 5.
But, ten days later the total started to accelerate, jumping from just two to 15 within 24 hours.
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Hide AdThe total has continued to up each day, , according to data published by the Scottish Government.
December 16 saw the region’s total rise to 21 and then 31 on the 17th, with a further eight cases on the 18th.
In the last 48 hours that figure rose to 50 and then 55.
It comes as NHSFife launches a major drive to get booster vaccines to as many Fifers as possible with walk-in clinics at its major centres amid fears the new variant will transmit rapidly.
Fife’s figure compares to 60 confirmed cases in Forth Valley, and 32 in Tayside.