The third wave of coronavirus has reached Scotland’s care homes, Scottish Labour has said, pointing to rising numbers of facilities with suspected cases.
The percentage of homes with potential outbreaks has tripled since early June.
Figures for this week showed there were 59 adult care homes with confirmed or suspected cases, making up 6% of all facilities.
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At the height of the second wave in January, there were 180 homes with potential outbreaks – 17% of all care facilities.
Scottish Labour’s Covid recovery spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said there should be no complacency around the rising infections.
She said: “The third wave of Covid has now undeniably reached our care homes.
“The way care home residents have been failed time and time again during this pandemic is nothing short of a national scandal. We cannot let history repeat itself.
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“The vaccine is doing a fantastic job of preventing another full-scale catastrophe, but there is still no room for complacency.
“The SNP need to learn from their mistakes and act quickly to deal with this growing crisis before the virus is completely out of control in our care system once again.”
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