Coronavirus cases have dropped below 1000 a week in Glasgow for the first time since before Christmas.

But two areas are still in the category with highest level of cases.

Positive recorded cases in the city for the last week were down again, for the sixth week in a row, to 896 down from 1078 the previous week.

The fall of below 200 is a slower decline than previous weeks where the fall was around 300 each week.

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It is however, the lowest sever day total since last December before the city saw an increase over the festive period.

The rate per 100,000 of population for the seven days, a key indicator used by the Government on deciding if cases are low enough to relax lockdown measures, has dropped accordingly from 170.3 to 141.5.

And the test positivity rate, the percentage of all those tested who come back as positive, also dropped, but slightly from 7.6% to 7%.

There were just two areas in the city where the rate per 100,000 was above 400, which is the highest category, shown on the map as the darkest purple shade.

They highest was Drumchapel South, with 11 cases, which was 432 per 100,000 population.

Maryhill West had 13 new cases which was 424 per 100,000 of population.

There were another 30 areas where the rate was between 200 and 399 per 100,000 population, shown as the next darkest purple on the map.

They ranged from Darnley North, with 14 new cases, Drumchapel North, with 13, Nitshill, with 24, Drumry East with 12 and Scotstoun South and West with 13, all above 350 per 100,000 at the higher end.

At the lower end was Summerston Central and West with 9 new cases, Knightswood Park East, with 8, Anniesland West, with 14, Central Easterhouse, with 5, Ibrox East and Cessnock with 7, and Carmunnock South, with 8, all below 220 per 100,000 population.

Another 52 areas were between 100 and 199 new cases per 100,000 population, shown as the darker grey on the map.

They included Baillieston East, with 14 new cases, Knightswood West, with 5, Mosspark, with 10, City Centre East, with 20, Cardonald South and East, with 6, Milton West,with 8, Cranhill, Lightburn and Queenslie with 12, Barlanark, with 9 and Dalmarnock, with 7, all above 180 per 100,000.

At the lower end of that range were Shettleston South, with 4, Craigend and Ruchazie, with 6 Hillhead, with 9, Scotstoun North and East, with 5 and Cathcart with 6, all at 110 or below per 100,000 population.