Every Scots council's Covid infection rate updated as 8,210 new cases confirmed

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Another 8,210 Covid cases have been confirmed in Scotland within the last 24 hours as the nation's virus death toll increased by 31.Data has been published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland (PHS) this afternoon as part of the national Covid-19 daily briefing.Nationally, there are 1,083 patients with the disease being treated in hospital which is down 33 from yesterday's reported figure.

There are currently 29 people being treated in ICUs.The number of newly-reported positive coronavirus cases recorded by NHS Ayrshire & Arran has rose by 454.

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 81,275 positive PCR tests in the region and 1,160,448 million across Scotland.Of the new cases reported, 92 were in East Ayrshire, 79 attributed to North Ayrshire and 63 in South Ayrshire.According to Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, Aberdeen City has the highest rate in the country – at 643.1 as of Wednesday, February 2.Midlothian has the second-highest infection rate at 608.7 while Dundee City is third with 553.7.In terms of Ayrshire's thee local authorities, East Ayrshire has the highest rate of 422.7; North Ayrshire's rate stands at 375.4 while South Ayrshire's is 354.9.A total of 20 of Scotland's 32 council regions have an infection rate below the national average of 444.2.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and