Nicola Sturgeon insisted decisions on reopening schools must be made by the Scottish Government - not Downing Street.
14.04.2020 - 16:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The Scottish Government today said that 822 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in Lanarkshire.
That is a rise of 38 from yesterday’s figure of 784.
It comes as 615 patients across Scotland who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
And 27 people in Lanarkshire were in intensive care at midnight, with confirmed or suspected coronavirus.
The Scottish test numbers for April 14 show a total of 31,855 people have been tested across the country.
Of these:
■ 26,497 tests were
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