Coronavirus in Scotland: No new deaths but 211 positive cases in past 24 hours

Scotland has recorded a further 211 cases of coronavirus while more than 33,000 vaccination doses have been administered, the latest daily figures have revealed.

Meanwhile, there were no new deaths reported as being linked to the virus – although registry offices are generally closed at the weekend.

Figures published on Sunday showed that 1.6 percent of tests for Covid-19 came back as positive.

A total of 2,744,231 people have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine – an increase of 10,844 on the previous day.

Practice Nurse Ruth Davies holds a vial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at Pentlands Medical Centre in Edinburgh.

And there are now 738,420 people who have received their second dose, a rise of 22,706 on Saturday’s total.

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