More than 500 cases linked to TRNSMT music festival
The figures were published in response to a freedom of information request from the Press Association news agency.Image source,According to Public Health Scotland, the figures do not mean Covid-19 was contracted at the event, only that those who spoke to Test and Protect recorded having been at TRNSMT around the time of their illness.
Following the event which started on 10 September, national clinical director Professor Jason Leitch said the festival was not responsible for a spike in cases. In the week immediately following the festival, 30,928 cases of Covid-19 were recorded as part of the Scottish government's daily tally, meaning the number of confirmed cases linked to TRNSMT was 1.7% of the total.
Weekly Covid cases in Scotland hit a peak of just under 44,900 in the week ending 6 September - just before TRNSMT. They have since fallen to just under 17,600 in the week to 3 October. There were 2,627 cases recorded by the Scottish government on Friday and 16 deaths following a positive test.
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