Coronavirus in Scotland: No new deaths for third day in a row, latest figures in Scotland reveal
There were 352 positive tests in the past 24 hours, according to the latest data.
No news deaths have been recorded for the third time in a row, however, Register Offices are now generally closed at the weekend, the Scottish Government noted in the publication of their figures.
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Hide AdThe death toll under the daily data measure – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains at 7,584.
The daily test positivity rate was 3.2%, up from 2.6% on Sunday.
A total of 217,479 people have tested positive for the virus in Scotland.
There are 259 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus, down five in 24 hours, and 22 patients are in intensive care, no change.
A total of 2,409,826 people have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine and 326,263 have received their second dose.
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