Coronavirus in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon confirms 57 new Covid-19 deaths

Scotland has recorded 57 deaths from coronavirus and 685 positive tests in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

It brings the death toll under this measure – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 6,885.

Speaking at the Scottish Government coronavirus briefing, Ms Sturgeon said 194,954 people have tested positive in Scotland, up from 194,269 the previous day.

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The daily test positivity rate is 3.8 per cent, down from 5.2 per cent.

Ms Sturgeon said Scotland’s R number was thought to be below one, calling the news a “positive” development.

There are 1,261 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus, down 56 in 24 hours, and 95 patients are in intensive care, down four.

She said by 8.30am on Thursday a total of 1,354,966 Scots had received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine – an increase of 34,892 from the previous day.

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Scotland has recorded 57 deaths from coronavirus and 685 positive tests in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon has said. (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)Scotland has recorded 57 deaths from coronavirus and 685 positive tests in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon has said. (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Scotland has recorded 57 deaths from coronavirus and 685 positive tests in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon has said. (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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