There have been no further cases of Covid-19 recorded in South Uist

NHS Western Isles chief executive Gordon Jamieson made the announcement last night, (October 14), but urged residents to stay vigilant and to follow the rules.
Chief executive Gordon Jamieson announced there had been no further recorded cases.Chief executive Gordon Jamieson announced there had been no further recorded cases.
Chief executive Gordon Jamieson announced there had been no further recorded cases.

Mr Jamieson also asked people to download the Protect Scotland app in another layer at helping slow any spread of the virus.

Meanswhile, commenting on the First Minister’s statement advising against non-essential travel to very high or high alert areas under England’s new three tier system, Kirsty Licence, Chair of the Incident Management Team looking into cases associated with Blackpool, and led by Public Health Scotland said: “We are seeing a high number of cases of COVID-19 amongst residents of Scotland who have recently travelled between Scotland and Blackpool. We know Blackpool is a popular destination, especially for holidaymakers from the west of Scotland. Many of these cases have travelled using group transport, especially coach, but also private transport, and many are of middle and older ages with increased risk of suffering from very severe COVID-19 illness.

“Our data shows the numbers of Scottish cases who visited Blackpool shortly before their illnesses substantially exceeds those having visited any other place in the UK. Over the past month, since 14th September, when Blackpool was first noted on a case there have been 286 cases in Scotland whose records note recent travel to Blackpool.

“Those falling into a group that is at an increased risk of more severe illness, should in particular consider carefully where and how they travel.”

“Anyone who has one or more symptoms of COVID-19 should immediately self-isolate and book a test. Those who are required to be in self-isolation either as a case or as a close contact of a known case must not travel – which may mean those visiting other areas of the UK are unable to travel out or return home for a significant period of time.”

As at 11 October, a total of 4,301 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) yesterday.

Between 5-11 October, 25 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, an increase of 5 from the previous week.