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Renfrewshire community has one of the highest covid rates in the country
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Johnstone community has emerged as one of the worst Covid-19 hotspots in Scotland, despite efforts to contain the virus.Johnstone South East, which flanks Elderslie, has seen the rate soar to the equivalent of nearly 500 cases per 100,000 people.It’s the only area in Renfrewshire that makes it into the highest outbreak level of above 400 cases.The cases were almost double the prevalence of number two on the Renfrewshire list, Paisley North.The latest Scottish Government statistics reveal there were 18 confirmed cases in Johnstone South East last week.The town’s MSP Tom Arthur said the figures can be variable week by week and insisted the area should