Ayrshire region has one of the highest coronavirus case rates in the UK. Most recent figures available show that Kilmarnock South Central and Caprington had a case rate of 6673.8 per 100,000 in the past seven days after 187 people tested positive in the region's 2802 population between.For context, The entire region of East Ayrshire has a case rate 159.8 and the West Midlands county of Rutland has the highest case rate among UK counties currently at 450.8.It has been suggested that a coronavirus outbreak at HMP Kilmarnock could be the reason behind the spike in cases but Bowhouse sits within the Earlston and Hurlford Rural zone.Public Health Scotland figures also show COVID-19 hotspots and locations where the virus is less.