Coronavirus Scotland: Death toll rises by 78 as 1,753 new cases are confirmed

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours. John Swinney announced the latest figures and confirmed new 895 positive tests were also recorded.

Nicola Sturgeon announced the latest figures at the daily Covid-19 briefing where she revealed there had been a further 1,149 cases of the virus overnight.

coronavirus deaths recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon announced there were 848 new cases of Covid-19 reported overnight, taking the total figure to 180,533 since the start of the pandemic.

Ayrshire has recorded its highest weekly coronavirus death toll since last April.New National Records of Scotland (NRS) data shows that between January 18 and January 24, a total of 46 deaths were registered in the region where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.That's the highest number since the week beginning April 13 last year when the same measured death toll stood at 51.The grim news comes as a further 15 deaths from confirmed coronavirus were recorded in Ayrshire in the last

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 1,049 cases of the coronavirus have been diagnosed in Scotland as the nation's tragic death toll continues to creep grimly towards 6,000.The Scottish Government has released data this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.A further 87 patients, including nine people from the NHS Ayrshire & Arran health board region, have died after contracting Covid which means 5,796

Ayrshire has recorded a fresh spike in coronavirus hospital patient numbers in the past 24 hours. A total of 235 people are currently battling COVID-19 in NHS Ayrshire & Arran wards, Public Health Scotland data shows — a rise of six from yesterday.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been another 1,307 cases of Covid confirmed in Scotland as the nation's virus death toll endured another substantial rise today.Figures have been published by the Scottish Government this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.A further 76 patients, including six from the NHS Ayrshire & Arran health board region, have died after contracting Covid which means 5,704

direct to your inboxAnother 704 people died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the highest Sunday rise since April.There were 631 fatalities in England, 48 in Wales, and 25 in Northern Ireland.No new deaths were reported in Scotland on Sunday.A further 38,598 people have also tested positive for the disease.Fatalities continue to trend upwards, but the number of new cases is down 30 per cent on last Sunday.The Government's official toll is 89,261 deaths within 28 days of a

coronavirus deaths and 1,875 new cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected in Scotland since the start of the pandemic is now 153,423.

coronavirus in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government confirmed that a further 1,877 new positive cases of Covid-19 were reported overnight.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland's Covid death toll has risen by almost 100 in the last 24 hours with 1,865 new cases of the disease also diagnosed.The latest update was published this afternoon by the Scottish Government as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.A further 93 patients, eight from the NHS Ayrshire & Arran health board region, have died after contracting the coronavirus which means 4,965 people have

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 1,865 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 147,889.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The First Minister also announced that 2,309 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure since the start of the pandemic to 146,024.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire hospitals are dealing with a record number of coronavirus patients, new figures show.Statistics released by Public Health Scotland reveal there are 201 Covid patients in the region  - the highest number since the pandemic began.That includes a further 11 virus-related admissions in the last 24 hours.A total of 11 deaths have also been confirmed as Ayrshire tries to get to grips with a

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterMainland Scotland will go into a full national lockdown from midnight in a bid to get to grips with the rising number of coronavirus cases.The grim news was delivered by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon this afternoon at the Scottish Parliament after MSPs were recalled for an emergency sitting.She described the current Covid situation as "extremely serious" with decisions made at a cabinet