While fewer people need intensive care, large numbers of Covid patients are affecting available beds and other services.
The latest Covid figures from the Scottish government show that more than 14,000 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours. That is the highest daily case rate since 8 January.
Jillian Evans, head of health intelligence at NHS Grampian, said it was a difficult situation to manage in hospitals.: "It is quite a rise in new cases. We are also seeing the impact on hospitals and it is quite marked actually. "And then you have what feels like a continued surge of admissions or people in hospital with Covid so it's a difficult one to manage but we are living with this at the moment."
Ms Evans said the number of people in hospital had risen from 872 four weeks ago to 1,636 now, adding that the number of patients being admitted to hospital were older or more vulnerable people.She said the rise could be partly due to the waning effectiveness of the Covid vaccine and welcomed the booster top-up programme that was now starting for most vulnerable groups.
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