THE Covid-19 infection rate in Ross and Cromarty – and the wider Highlands – has fallen slightly
TWO new weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office - amid concerns that rain and a partial thaw could cause localised flooding.
THE Highlands recorded their coldest night of the winter so far, while other parts of Scotland saw the mercury fall further than it has in a decade.
Alness' 72 cases means it has an infection rate four times higher than Scotland's, while Invergordon's is more than twice the national level
FIFTY-eight new Covid-19 cases have been detected across the NHS Highland region in the past day.
FREEZING temperatures have sparked a warning from emergency teams – urging people not to risk their safety by venturing onto iced over water.
FORECASTS for plummeting temperatures followed by freezing rain and sleet have sparked a fresh Met Office weather warning.
Ross-shire was the coldest spot in the Highlands again last night after the mercury hit -11.2C.
The seven-day rate is higher than the Scottish average of 299.5.
ONE-hundred new Covid-19 cases were detected across the NHS Highland area in the past day.
But half of all care home residents in Scotland have now received their first Covid vaccination, the First Minister also revealed.
MOTORISTS and pedestrians have been urged to take care after overnight snow and sleet left many routes in a treacherous condition.
THE number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Ross and Cromarty area has increased to more than 160 – with Alness its worst affected town.
A FURTHER 83 Covid-19 cases were detected across the NHS Highland region in the past day.
LOOK out for your older neighbours, relatives and friends during the cold snap, a Scottish charity has urged Highlanders amid fresh warnings for snow.
SNOW and ice warnings have been issued for the whole of the Highlands – amid forecasts for wintry weather overnight and on into Friday.
HIGHLANDERS woke up to a hard frost on Wednesday after the "coldest night of the winter" sent temperatures plunging as low as -12.2C.
RAIL passengers on the Kyle line were facing disruption on Wednesday after two trains were cancelled between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh.
WITNESSES are being sought after a window was vandalised in a Ross town.
AT least 140 confirmed Covid-19 infections were reported across Ross and Cromarty in the Christmas/New Year week, official figures have shown.
