Ayrshire would be plunged into Tier 4 restrictions on Friday.However, North Ayrshire will remain at Level 3 after their council's leader put the local authority's case to Deputy First Minister John Swinney at the weekend.
The news will be a bitter pill to swallow for many in East Ayrshire after the First Minister revealed last week that the region was one of the areas showing "encouraging signs".
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