Coronavirus in Scotland: 48 new positive cases reported

The Scottish Government released their daily statistics report on Covid-19.

The Scottish Government has reported 48 new positive cases across the country in the last 24 hours.

The total number of positive cases in Scotland is now at 18,998.

There are no new deaths reported.

Scotland has not reported a death from coronavirus by the Scottish Government measurements since July 16, meaning the number of deaths from the virus remains at 2,491.

Three people were in intensive care last night with the virus, and 261 people were in hospital.

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