New figures highlight Lockerbie as Dumfries and Galloway's coronavirus hotspot

Covid-19 recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 73,443 since the pandemic began in March. Scotland's death toll from the virus currently stands at 3,039.

NHS Inform  and the  Scottish Government. have the latest COVID-19 guidance online.

coronavirus. There have been 1,596 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 72,328 since the pandemic began in March.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 39 people have died from coronavirus in Scotland - including one in South Ayrshire -  in the last 24 hours.The number of positive cases in the country has increased by 1,216 - down from 1,433 yesterday - with 80 of them in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran health board region.The Ayrshire figure is a decrease of eight from yesterday and hospital numbers in the region are down too.There are a

coronavirus deaths in Scotland overnight. The First Minister also confirmed there were 1,216 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 69,660 since the pandemic began in March.

coronavirus deaths in Scotland overnight.

Scotland has recorded six more coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours with 1148 new cases of the disease.

coronavirus  deaths in Scotland over the last 24 hours. Statistics released online this afternoon show a further 1,101 Scots have also tested positive for the deadly  virus.

coronavirus deaths in Scotland over the last 24 hours. Statistics released online this afternoon show a further 1202 Scots have also tested positive for the deadly virus.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 1,281 people in Scotland have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.The Scottish Government has published new figures this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.Tragically, Scotland's death toll from the virus has also risen to 2,819 – which is up 28 from yesterday.

coronavirus test centre has opened in the Highlands - part of nearly two dozen planned for winter. Health chiefs are looking ahead to the festive period and plan to have 22 of the facilities open across Scotland.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish Government will introduce a new five-tier coronavirus alert system from next month as a further 1,401 people were diagnosed with the disease.Regions will be designated Tier 0 (the least restrictive), Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 or Tier 4 (close to a full lockdown) from Monday, November 2.MSPs at Holyrood will vote on the plans with talks to take place

Scottish Government has announced. A further 1,433 Scots have also tested positive for the deadly virus as cases continue to rise across the country.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 28 new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland overnight, the highest daily figure since May 21, the Scottish Government has announced.Another 1,739 Scots have also tested positive for the virus as cases continue to rise across the country.Some 873 patients are currently being treated in hospital, an increase of 49 overnight, while 73 remain in intensive care.In Ayrshire and

local lockdowns will be introduced across Scotland from next month, it has been reported.Council areas with the highest rate of infections risk being placed in the top tier - which would be similar to the full lockdown imposed in March - while the bottom tier would see areas allowed to return to near normality.Schools would remain open in all cases, but council areas in tier five could see localised closures if infection rates are deemed high enough.It is likely most of the central belt will be

He added: "You’ve seen us respond to that in Dumfries and Galloway previously, rather than the broader challenge we have across the Central Belt just now where it is not specific small outbreaks, it is much more widespread.“If you go online, see can your own area in the Covid-19 daashboard for Scotland and you can begin to see some leakage from the central belt to Tayside and Dumfries and Galloway so we are keeping a very, very close eye on Dumfries and Galloway and every healthboard and local

In Scotland, an additional 993 people tested positive, taking the figure to 47,708.There were just 316 cases reported nationally on Sunday, which has been put down to capacity issues at the testing lab.

Star Wars movie is to take place in the Highlands.A crew will be flying in to Scotland to capture shots of the snow-capped mountains and scenic views.Work will begin in December and is expected to last three days.Plot details of the upcoming movie are being kept under wraps, but New Zealander Taika Waititi will direct the film.He will also co-write with Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who helped script the Oscar-nominated 1917 and Edgar Wright’s upcoming movie Last Night In Soho.A source said: “It’s great