Omicron cases in Glasgow shoot up 60% in one day
The number of Omicron variant cases in Glasgow has risen 60 per cent in one day.
Published 15th Dec 2021, 14:13 GMT
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New data from Public Health Scotland shows that 220 cases of the Omicron variant have been identified in Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
That is up from 133 on Tuesday - and from 48 a week ago.
The latest data from the Scottish Government also shows that there were 5155 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the last 24 hours.
There were also 22 new reported deaths of people who had tested positive for Covid-19.
544 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed Covid-19 - 38 of whom were in intensive care.
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