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01.02.2022 - 19:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Nicola Sturgeon delivered an update on the state of the Covid pandemic in Scotland earlier today.
The First Minister addressed the latest virus statistics, and revealed more about the emergence of the so-called ‘stealth Omicron’ variant in the country.
She also updated MSPs on face mask regulations in schools and said more about the Government’s ‘strategic framework’ set to be published in weeks.
Here are five things Nicola Sturgeon said during her speech earlier today.
Nicola Sturgeon announced that 7,565 new cases have Covid have been identified in Scotland over the last 24 hours.
A total of 1,177 people are in hospital with Covid, with 42 currently in intensive care units.
The First Minister also said that a further 30 Covid deaths were recorded in the last day.
Sturgeon said that the most recent Covid data is giving the Scottish Government ‘grounds for optimism’.
She also added that Scotland is in a ‘much less severe’ situation than first anticipated following the outbreak of the Omicron variant.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown that one in 30 people in Scotland had Covid in the week ending January 22.
But despite the positive feeling about recent data, Sturgeon said that the NHS remains under ‘acute pressure’ as it continues to deal with patients who became ill with the virus following a spike in case numbers in early January.
Nicola Sturgeon announced that Public Health Scotland will soon report on people who have been reinfected with Covid.
Currently, the daily information published by the Scottish Government shows the numbers of people who have become infected with Covid for the first time.
The First Minister said the change is crucial as the country continues to progress through the
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