ARGYLL and Bute has gone a full week without a single confirmed positive case of Covid-19, figures have revealed.
The data made available by Public Health Scotland has also shown that only one confirmed positive test has been recorded for each rolling seven-day period since the beginning of May.
A map of Scotland giving figures for each council area shows Argyll and Bute as one of only four which had recorded no cases in the seven days up to Sunday, May 9.
The other three are all entirely island areas – the Western Islands, Orkney and Shetland.
Confirmed Covid case numbers in Argyll and Bute dropped into single figures more than two months ago, on March 6, and with one exception – the week ending March 7, when there were 10 cases – have not risen into double figures since then.
The latest figures come amid concern at rising case numbers in Glasgow, and were published as Helensburgh, and the rest of the country, prepares for the move into Level 2 lockdown rules on Monday, May 17.
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Other figures made available by the public health body also show that more than 70 per cent of residents in the area have now had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while more than 45 per cent have had two doses.
As of Tuesday, 51,571 people living in the area –70.7 per cent of the population – had received their first dose, and 32,951 – 45.2 per cent – had received their second.
Virtually all residents aged over 60 have been vaccinated at least once, while more than 90 per cent of those aged 50-59 have also had at least one vaccine.
More than 90 per cent of people aged over 70 have also had a second vaccination, while the number of people aged 40-49 who have had a first dose is closing in on 50 per cent.
No deaths linked to Covid-19 have occurred in Argyll and Bute since Saturday, February 20, according to separate figures published by the National Records of Scotland on Wednesday.
The latest NRS figures cover the seven days up to Sunday, May 9.
In total, 106 deaths in Argyll and Bute have been linked to Covid since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Twenty of those deaths have happened since January 1.
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