Coronavirus Scotland: New figures show five deaths linked to COVID-19 last week

coronavirus in Scotland registered in the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government confirmed the total number of positive cases now stands at 20,632.

coronavirus cases has been identified in a Scottish Highlands town. NHS Highland’s Health Protection Team confirmed five news cases of Covid-19 today and have said contract tracing is underway in the Grantown area.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire and Arran has recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours - part of 123 detected across Scotland.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted that the new figures were 'a worry' but said it was important to note that the positivity rate remains below one per cent.No new deaths from the disease have been reported with the pandemic total remaining at 2,494.A total of 20,318 people

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSixteen new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ayrshire during the past 24 hours.It takes the total number of positive tests in the region since the outbreak began to 1,340.Across Scotland, a total of 123 people have tested positive during the last day.No new deaths have been reported, with the number of people in Scots hospitals at 251, five of whom are in intensive care.Nicola Sturgeon

Ayrshire.The Scottish Government released information as part of its daily COVID-19 update this afternoon.No new deaths mean Scotland's COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,494.However, data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows 4,222 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, August 23 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.Across Scotland, a total of 21,007 positive tests have been recorded since the end of February from 519,762 tests carried out.The number of positive

Scotland's first coronavirus deaths in six weeks today. The First Minister said that two deaths had been recorded in the past 24 hours meaning the national death toll stands at 2,494.The deaths are the first to be declared since July 16.Ms Sturgeon also revealed that 67 new cases of the deadly virus have been reported since yesterday and the total for the nation now stands at 19,998.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCases of coronavirus in Ayrshire have broken through the 1,300 barrier.A further four people in the county were diagnosed with the disease in the last 24 hours bringing the total to 1,302 since the start of the outbreak.Latest figures from the Scottish Government show the new cases were among 83 nationwide although no new deaths have been recorded.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland, according to newly released data. However, there have now been no new deaths related to the killer virus since July 16 across the country.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland - the highest rise in cases since May 16.But there have now been no new deaths related to the killer virus since July. Latest figures show the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across the country now stands at 15,096.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere has been another significant increase in the number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus after 71 new cases confirmed today.The Scottish Government released information as part of its daily COVID-19 update this afternoon.Thirty-one of the positive tests have been attributed to the NHS Tayside region where the authorities are managing an outbreak linked to a food processing plant in Coupar

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterTwenty-six new cases of the coronavirus have been detected in Scotland within the last 24 hours.Half of the number of positive tests, 13, originate within the NHS Grampian region.The city of Aberdeen remains in lockdown due to clusters of cases being diagnosed in the Granite City in the last fortnight.Scotland's COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,491.However, data from the National Records of

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 65 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Scotland.The Scottish Government published information this afternoon as part of its daily update on how the virus is impacting on the nation.Eighteen new cases have been detected in the NHS Grampian region where the authorities locked down the city of Aberdeen following a significant upsurge in positive tests.Meanwhile, another 12

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded another 47 confirmed coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours - with one in Ayrshire.Latest figures from the Scottish Goverment show a total of 19,173 have now tested positive across the country since the pandemic began.The figure for cases in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran health board region is now 1,286.No deaths have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded 52 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.It brings the pandemic total for the nation to 19,079 cases.But there have been no coronavirus deaths announced by the Scottish Government since July 16.

coronavirus in Scotland, but the number of new cases has spiked again to 52. A total of 19,079 people have been handed positive COVID-19 test results across the country.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA fresh spike in coronavirus cases across Scotland has seen 60 new positive tests declared by the Scottish Government.The latest figures show 60 more cases have been detected in the past 24 hours. The total for Scotland now stands at 18,950.But there has been no new COVID-19 deaths in the country for 23 days now.In Ayrshire and Arran, one more case has been identified overnight.

schools  could be "a catalyst to a resurgence" of  coronavirus  if the Scottish Government's guidance is not strengthened. Mr Swinney says schools are still on track to open on August 11.