Coronavirus in Scotland: 231 cases recorded in Aberdeen since local outbreak began
Scotland has recorded 29 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
Ms Sturgeon said there have been 231 coronavirus cases in Aberdeen since the start of the local outbreak on July 26.Of these, 157 were linked to the Covid-19 cluster and 852 contacts have been identified.The figure is down 19 from the 48 confirmed on Sunday and takes the total people in Scotland who have tested positive for the virus to 19,027.Speaking at the Scottish Government's regular coronavirus briefing, the First Minister said no deaths have been recorded of patients who tested positive for coronavirus in the previous 28 days.There have been no deaths under this measure for 25 consecutive days, with this total remaining at 2,491.Of the people who tested positive, 267 are in hospital - up six from the previous day.Of these, three were in intensive care, no change.
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