The Scottish Government has confirmed 17,259 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.
18.12.2021 - 17:40 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The Scottish Government have confirmed nine people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 9,771.
The latest figures for Scotland showed 5,917 new cases had also been identified overnight.
The total number of positive cases since the pandemic started now stands at 788,156.
There are currently 494 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 34 being treated
The Scottish Government has confirmed 17,259 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.
A flagship Scots hospital is only allowing 'essential' visits amid increasing cases of coronavirus.
The leader of Perth and Kinross Council has revealed taxes will likely be increased and local services axed if the Scottish Government does not renege on its “unacceptable” £371 million real terms cut to funding.
The Scottish Government is facing calls to urgently address the future of the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce amid fears it may have to be disbanded.
The Scottish Government has confirmed that nine people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The chair and vice chair of the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce have resigned after being told to get a move on.
The high number of positive Covid-19 tests in Scotland has continued to reach record levels over the festive period, according to the latest figures.
The UK has recorded 320,000 new Covid cases over the three days of Christmas, including 98,515 in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government has confirmed that 10 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government has confirmed ONE new coronavirus death and 177 new Omicron cases have been reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government has confirmed that 11 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours,
The Scottish Government has confirmed ONE new coronavirus death has been reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government has confirmed no new coronavirus deaths have been reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government have confirmed that 6,734 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government have confirmed that one person has died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government has confirmed no new coronavirus deaths have been reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government has confirmed that 7 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government has confirmed that 18 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government have confirmed 22 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours,
Schools across Scotland could be closed early ahead of the Christmas holidays in a bid to halt the spread of the Omicron variant across the country.