More than £200 million of funding is expected to come to the Scottish Government from the UK Treasury to offset the huge rise in energy bills.
14.01.2022 - 18:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A further 41 deaths of people in Scotland who tested positive for Covid-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours.
The latest Scottish Government figures also show 9,910 new cases of the virus have been reported, although some of these figures will be delayed due to large volumes of lab testing.
There were 1,544 people in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed coronavirus with 50 of these people receiving intensive care.
Since the start of the pandemic, 10,038 people have died who tested positive for the virus, as of January 14.
A total of 4,396,802 people have received their first dose of a Covid vaccination, while 4,060,859 have received their second dose and 3,171,289 have received a third dose or booster jab.
The latest figures come as Scotland national clinical director, professor Jason Leith, warned that Scots will need to adapt to the next strain of the virus.
He told STV’s Scotland Tonight programme: “We’ve had four variants, and they’ve got progressively worse, and this one has got slightly better. But Omicron didn’t come from Delta and Delta didn’t come from Alpha. That’s not how it works. They all come from the beginning.
“So you could get a more mild one, and that would help us and you would end up having fewer people in hospital, but you could get a more severe one. So we have to be ready for all of those eventualities.
“This is not the last variant, there will be another one. So governments all over the world, including ours, have to be ready and businesses have to be ready.”
The Scottish Government is expected to publish a new ‘strategic framework’ within weeks, which will outline Scotland’s response to Covid over the coming months and years.
Nicola Sturgeon has indicated that the roadmap will set out how
More than £200 million of funding is expected to come to the Scottish Government from the UK Treasury to offset the huge rise in energy bills.
Scotland has recorded no new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to recent figures.
Scotland has recorded 18 coronavirus -linked deaths and 6,679 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to recent figures.
The Scottish Government have confirmed 16 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government have confirmed 33 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government have confirmed 23 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government have confirmed no people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government has confirmed that 30 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government has confirmed 16 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
Nicola Sturgeon has denied her government "went too far" by imposing more restrictions over Christmas in response to the Omicron variant.
Council services in Falkirk will almost certainly face more cuts as a “disappointing and concerning” annual grant is on its way from the Scottish Government.
Glasgow singer Lulu shared a photo on social media with her 'Scottish pal' Brian Cox hanging out in New York City.
A Johnstone councillor is urging businesses and the Scottish Government to work out their differences following a delay to the launch of a bottle and can deposit return scheme.
Outlander actor Graham McTavish shared snaps to social media as he visited Lord of the Rings Hobbiton in New Zealand.
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The Scottish Government has confirmed SIX coronavirus deaths were reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.
The Scottish Government has confirmed FIVE coronavirus deaths were reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.
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The Scottish Government has confirmed NO new coronavirus deaths were reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.