New figures show local teams traced 98% of close contacts of infected people, while for online or call centre teams it was 56.1%.
National figures show 72.4% of close contacts were reached in the week ending 29 July, down from 76.2% in the previous week, and also a fall compared with the 90.7% reached in the first week of Test and Trace .have been reached.
This represents 82.2% out of a total of 242,749 people identified as close contacts. The other 43,225 people were identified but not reached.Meanwhile, Scotland has announced 67 new coronavirus cases - the highest daily rise in over two months. More than half were in the Grampian area.with lockdown restrictions reintroduced, as bars, cafes and restaurants were ordered to closeA five-mile travel rule has been put in place and residents are being told not to enter each other's houses.
Some 79 confirmed cases have now been identified in Aberdeen and a further 30 are under investigation.Across the UK, latest government figures show 65 more people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community in a 24-hour period up to 5pm on Tuesday, after testing positive for coronavirus. This takes the total to 46,364.
The government also said in the 24 hours up to 9am on Thursday, there had been 950 further laboratory-confirmed cases.
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