Update on Uist outbreak

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  • Update on Uist outbreak

    September 29th 2020 A total of 19 individuals in South Uist have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 infection, as of this morning.    Test and Protect actions are ongoing. The individuals are from the southern end of the Uists.  One patient with COVID-19...

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  • Update on Uist outbreak

    A total of 17 individuals in South Uist have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 infection.    Test and Protect actions are continuing. The individuals are from the southern end of the Uists.  Contact tracing is ongoing. Close contacts are being advised to...

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  • Additional COVID-19 cases confirmed in the Uists

    Sunday 27th September 2020 Four additional individuals have been confirmed as positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 infection.  This brings the total number of people identified as having the virus in the Uists to seven. All seven individuals are self isolating at home and none have required...

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  • COVID-19 Update on Uist

    Friday 25th September 2020 Following today’s confirmation regarding three positive cases of COVID-19 in the Uists, some additional information is now available. As part of the identification of cases of COVID-19 in South Uist and due to care home staff being identified as...

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  • Flu is serious – the free flu vaccination is more important than ever this season

    With COVID-19 circulating across the country, the free flu vaccination is being offered to more people than ever in Scotland this year. 

    NHS Western Isles is strongly urging everyone eligible to:

    Protect Yourself; Protect Others; and Protect our...

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  • COVID-19 TEST RESULTS

    NHS Western Isles can confirm that an individual in the Western Isles received a ‘false positive’ test result this week, and is included in today’s national COVID-19 figures for the Western Isles (17.09.20). Essentially, an individual received positive results from a...

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