coronavirus deaths overnight and a further 1,004 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.
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Andrew Bowie for his "braggadocious glee" when speaking in the House of Commons about covid. Bowie slammed the SNP for criticising the Westminster Government for its tackling of the coronavirus pandemic when he said the party's Edinburgh government was seeing rising case numbers.
"Already leading the content on drugs deaths, Scotland is now leading it in terms of Covid cases contracted," he said. "And this is putting at risk Scotland's own freedom day on August 9."This is from a party whose aim
.coronavirus deaths overnight and a further 1,004 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.
deaths in lochs and rivers over the past 48 hours has prompted police to issue stark warnings over the risks. Six people lost their lives in Scotland's open waters over the weekend amid soaring temperatures as the country basked in a heatwave.
Scottish Government has confirmed that no people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
Perth Prison will likely remain in lockdown until next week as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
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.
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.
Get the latest Scotland Now stories sent straight to your inbox with our twice-weekly newsletter.An NHS chief has said that clearing the backlog of hospital operations will take years 'will take years'.Professor Caroline Hiscox, who is the chief executive of NHS Grampian, said the current workload from the rising numbers from the coronavirus pandemic has left staff "exhausted".NHS Grampian is urging people in the region to help relieve pressure on the health service, reminding patients they
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.
NHS Lanarkshir e Heather Knox described a dire situation with people visiting accident and emergency units on the rise leaving staff unable to cope. As a result of the increased pressures on services the health board may need to "pull back on some of our elective care services".A gold command meeting is expected to take place today where solutions will be identified in order to keep the situation under control as much as possible.
Raigmore Hospital in Inverness is currently at “code black” and all non-urgent elective surgery has been cancelled in the region. Dr Boyd Peters, Medical Director for NHS Highland, highlighted a combination of rising covid infections, more medical and surgical activity and staff having to self-isolate as problems.
Anas Sarwar called for the Holyrood parliament to be recalled to allow MSPs to discuss the response to the rising cases across the country. The latest Scottish Government figures show that 2,726 tested positive for the deadly virus over the last 24 hours.
Traffic Scotland warning the A720 is now closed in both directions. An announcement shortly before 6pm read: " #A720 is now closed in both directions at Dreghorn due to flooding.
Glasgow on Saturday, July 31. The Alliance has received permission for the march from Glasgow City Council and will begin from Frankfield Street.
Coronavirus restrictions on weddings and funerals have been eased across Scotland from today. The new rules mean that people will be allowed to accompany the bride and the groom down the aisle with no requirement to wear a face covering.