THE number of coronavirus cases in Largs has reduced in the last three weeks - but Skelmorlie and West Kilbride currently have among the highest infection rates in North Ayrshire.

Largs North saw a decrease in its number of cases, with between one and four confirmed from October 31 to November 6, a case rate of between 50 and 74 per 100,000 of the population.

This is in comparison to a rate of more than 100 between October 6 and 12, where it had one of the highest rates in North Ayrshire.

Largs South has also seen a reduction in its rate of cases, with zero between October 31 and November 6, compared to between one and four earlier in the month.

This gives a case rate in the area of less than 15 per 100,000, compared to 50 to 74 three weeks earlier.

Largs Central and Cumbrae has had a decrease in its case rate, from between 30 and 49 to between 15 and 29.

Fairlie and the surrounding area continues to have a higher rate than Largs, with between one and four cases confirmed, a rate of between 50 and 74 per 100,000 of the population.

West Kilbride and Seamill has seen an increase in its number of cases, with nine recorded during the same time period.

This has led to a case rate of more than 100 per 100,000, in comparison to earlier in October when the rate was between 15 and 29.

Skelmorlie and the surrounding area has had a dramatic increase in the number of covid cases, with seven recorded between October 31 and November 6, a rate of more than 100 per 100,000.

Previously the area had one of the lowest rates in North Ayrshire, with between one and four cases reported and a rate of between 50 and 74.

Between October 31 and November 6, 209 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in North Ayrshire, a rate of 155 per 100,000 of the population.

This is an increase on the number three weeks prior, when 189 confirmed cases were recorded between October 6 and 12, a rate of just over 140 per 100,000 of the population.

To see the data for where you live, go to www.public.tableau.com/profile/phs.covid.19#!/vizhome/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview.