ONE neighbourhood in Dunfermline and West Fife was included in the highest category for coronavirus cases in the last seven days.

Figures published by Public Health Scotland show hotspots across the area between July 18 and July 24.

During that time, there were 712 positive cases in Fife – 355 less than the previous week – and a seven-day positive rate of 190.3 cases per 100,000 population.

Dunfermline Brucefield was the West Fife location with the highest number of cases – a total of 15 – which placed it in the highest grouping for locations with 400-plus cases per 100,000 population.

There were 15 neighbourhoods in the category for 200-399 cases per 100,00 population. These were Cairneyhill and Crombie (7 cases), Dalgety Bay East (9), Dunfermline Abbeyview South (8), Dunfermline Central (8), Dunfermline Duloch and Lynebank (13), Dunfermline Duloch South (11), Hill of Beath and Kingseat (9), Inverkeithing East (8), Kelty West (10), Kincardine (9), North Queensferry and Inverkeithing West (7), Oakley, Comrie and Blairhall (8), Rosyth Central (10), Rosyth South (14) and Saline and Gowkhall (7).

In the next category, for 100-199 cases per 100,000 population, were Aberdour and Auchtertool (4), Crossford, Charlestown and Limekilns (5), Crossgates and Halbeath (6), Dunfermline Abbeyview North (5), Dunfermline Baldridgeburn (6), Dunfermline Bellyeoman and Townhill (10), Dunfermline Garvock Hill (5), Dunfermline Headwell (7), Dunfermline Masterton (5), Dunfermlnie Milesmark and Wellwood (5), Dunfermline Pitcorthie East (7), Dunfermline Touch and Woodmill (4), Kelty East (4), Rosyth North (3) and Valleyfield, Culross and Torryburn (6).

There were four places with suppressed figures with under three cases. These were Dalgety Bay Central, Dalgety Bay West and Hillend, Dunfermline Pitcorthie West and Rosyth East.

Where a local area has fewer than three positive cases, the actual number of cases and population rate has been suppressed to help protect patient confidentiality and to reduce instances where very small numbers of cases drive high rates.