Scottish Government publishing more detailed coronavirus stats as Moray split into 24 neighbourhood areas and data for Forres now available
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SINCE the start of the coronavirus pandemic, many people have been asking the same question: whereabouts in Moray are the new covid-19 cases located?
This data has not previously been available – but that has now changed with the Scottish Government beginning to publish coronavirus data by neighbourhood area.
This means people will now be able to see if there are any coronavirus cases in Forres and the surrounding areas.
The Forres area has been split into four districts: Forres South West and Mannachie; Forres Central East and Seaward; Findhorn, Kinloss and Pluscarden Valley and Rafford, Dallas, Dyke to Dava.
Moray has been split into 24 different areas. The seven-day positive rate per 100,000 of population will be shown for each.
Data from the start of the outbreak to the present day can be searched for using a new tool on the Scottish Government's website. However, disclosure is applied when the number of cases in a local authority is fewer than five – making a neighbourhood breakdown unavailable to protect patient confidentiality.
The most recent data shows that most of the cases recently confirmed in Moray centre around the Buckie East, Buckie West and Mains of Buckie districts, with the Bishopmill and Ladyhill areas of Elgin also affected.
There have been a number of cases in the Forres area throughout the pandemic but none have been confirmed in the last seven days.
There was a case/cases in the Rafford, Dallas, Dyke neighbourhood area in August – but that is the last confirmed, and available to view, in the Forres area.
You can view the data by clicking HERE .
