There are now six confirmed cases of coronavirus in Dumfries and Galloway.
04.03.2020 - 15:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A further two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK.
This takes the current total up to 53.
Two more people in Scotland have been diagnosed with the virus - also known as COVID-19.
The news was confirmed by Scottish Health Secretary Jeane Freeman who said the patients tested positive overnight.
Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme she said: "We now have three cases in Scotland."
Following the latest update, chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty
There are now six confirmed cases of coronavirus in Dumfries and Galloway.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has increased by 676 from 1,950 to 2,626.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has increased by 407 to 1,950 in the last 24 hours - the largest increase in a single day.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has increased by 171 in the last 24 hours - to 1,543
The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK has risen to 798 in the last 24 hours.
NHS Lothian has confirmed the number of people diagnosed with the potentially deadly coronavirus in the area has risen to 11 – the highest of any area in Scotland.
Sixty patients have now been diagnosed with Coronavirus in Scotland - after 24 new cases were confirmed today.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK has risen to 590 in the last 24 hours.
Two more coronavirus patients have died in hospital bringing the UK death toll to 10.
The Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock has said the peak for UK coronavirus cases is unlikely to be reached in the next fortnight with the number of cases likely to increase for months.
Nine new Scottish Coronavirus cases have been confirmed today - with the total now reaching 36.
Coronavirus cases in Ayrshire are on the rise as two more people have been diagnosed across the region.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK has increased by 54 to 373 since Monday.
The number of people in Scotland who have tested positive for coronavirus has risen by four.
Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed the number of Coronavirus cases in Scotland has increased to 23.