Perth and Kinross health chief has said the increase in COVID cases after Christmas may have been down to festive relaxations.Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) chief officer Gordon Paterson also said a more infectious strain played its part in the January peak when providing an update to the Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board (IJB).His latest report said the new COVID variant was “tending to have a more sustained impact on care homes than previously” with nine local care homes currently closed to new admissions.The board met virtually on Wednesday, February 17.Providing a COVID update Mr Paterson said: “After Christmas we did experience a significant upturn in the prevalence of the pandemic.”He added: “The increased numbers
