Why is Scotland the UKs Covid hotspot?
According to Nicola Sturgeon, the answer lies in the fact that the virus is preying on people it missed in the first two waves  and there was a disproportionate number of them north of the border. Sponsored  Scotland has the highest rate of coronavirus cases of all the UK nations and regions, with 291 cases per 100,000, pulling ahead of northwest England for the first time. East Lothian, Dundee, Midlothian and Edinburgh have the highest rate of cases of any UK council area, at more than 500 per 100,000, a rate that would have once triggered the most severe Level 4 lockdown. The first minister said vaccines have weakened the link between infections, hospitalisations and deaths,