Three more deaths in Scotland as confirmed cases reach 894

Three more deaths have been confirmed in Scotland as the total number of positive cases climbs to 894.

The latest figures show 175 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the last 24 hours, according to the Scottish Government.

So far, 25 patients have died after contracting COVID-19.

A total of 11, 487 tests have been carried out in the country of which 894 tested positive and 10,593 were confirmed negative.

The Scottish Government has announced the latest number of coronavirus cases in the country

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has stressed the need for the Scottish public to comply with the “stay at home” rules, while extending her “sincere condolences” to the families of those who have died.

Latest Scotland figures:

Ayrshire and Arran – 74

Borders – 23

Dumfries and Galloway – 39

Fife – 40

Forth Valley – 75

Grampian – 31

Greater Glasgow and Clyde – 258

Highland – 29

Lanarkshire – 114

Lothian – 111

Shetland – 24

Tayside – 76