Coronavirus in Scotland: 76 more deaths in the last 24 hours as 1,307 more people test positive

Coronavirus in Scotland: 76 more deaths in the last 24 hours as 1,307 more people test positive

159 people are in intensive care with recently confirmed coronavirus and 2,085 people are in hospital.

380,667 people have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccination and 5,188 have received their second dose.

1,307 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours, which brings the total number of people who have tested positive for the virus since the start of the pandemic to 171,006.

With the 76 deaths recorded today, the death toll under this measure, of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days, rose to 5,703.

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