Perth Prison to remain in lockdown as COVID cases continue to rise

Scottish Government has confirmed that 10 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

Scottish Government  has confirmed that 11 people have died from  coronavirus  in the last 24 hours.

Scottish Government has confirmed that nine people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister wrote to Johnson earlier this week inviting him to Bute House in Edinburgh to discuss covid pandemic recovery.

Scottish Government has confirmed that one person has died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

vaccinated, a leading health expert has said. Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, wants to see children given the coronavirus vaccine that has been successfully rolled out across the country to the majority of the adult population.

Loch Lomond tragedy. Muhammad Asim Riaz, 41, was one of three people who lost their lives in the water near Pulpit Rock on Saturday evening.

Perth and Kinross more than halved last week, according to data from Public Health Scotland.

Scottish Government has confirmed that no people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

Perth Prison has gone into lockdown with all inmates self-isolating due to a major coronavirus outbreak.

Perth and Kinross as the area enters level zero of restrictions – but nearly 10 per cent of the adult population remain completely unvaccinated. Back on June 18 First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it was expected all Scottish adults would have had their first dose of the vaccine by July 18.But the latest figures show 9.1 per cent of over 18s in Perth and Kinross have still not had any dose.The largest proportion of unvaccinated adults are those aged 18 to 29.

a rise of 85 since Wednesday when the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) confirmed 12 cases. As a precautionary measure all of the inmates at the jail are currently isolating while mass testing is carried out.

iOS and Android.Craigmark will be battling it out in West of Scotland League Conference A and Caddis is keen to develop a winning mentality at the club.Caddis, whose side visit Girvan in Saturday's opener, added: "I have always been a winner."I captained Winton Rovers to the league, won every amateur honour with Hurlford Thistle and got to a Scottish Junior Cup final and three semi-finals with Irvine Meadow and Hurlford.

John Swinney.The country's Deputy First Minister - and Covid Recovery Minister - revealed the detail from the Scottish Government's modelling, which predicts the number of cases and deaths as a result of the virus.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today that Scotland would move to the lowest of its Covid-19 restrictions on July 19 as planned.It means up to eight people from up to four households can meet within homes, while outside up to 15 people from up to 15 households can get together

SNP Health Secretary said the government was starting to see a "positive trend" beginning to emerge in the data despite cases of covid still being high. Cases peaked at 4,234 on July 1 following a sharp rise over the previous month due to the spread of the Delta variant which originated in India.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will set out the next step of changes to coronavirus restrictions in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday.

coronavirus deaths overnight but a further 2,048 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

coronavirus deaths overnight and a further 2,190 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

coronavirus deaths overnight and a further 3,216 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

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First Minister is expected to announce the latest covid figures and address the state of the pandemic across the country. Over the last couple of weeks cases of the deadly virus have risen in Scotland which is down to the spread of the Delta variant which originated in India.