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Coronavirus: Four more people who tested positive in Scotland have died

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Four more people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland have died, taking the total number of deaths there to 14, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says.

In total 499 people have tested positive for the virus in Scotland, an increase of 83 from Sunday. Ms Sturgeon said the figures are likely to be an under-estimate, during today's briefing in Edinburgh.

She urged people to take Government advice on social distancing seriously to save lives and said shops not providing essentials such as food or medicine should close.

Chief medical officer for Scotland Dr Catherine Calderwood also spoke at the briefing at St Andrews House in Edinburgh. She said: "Those 14 deaths probably each represent up to 1,000 people that have become infected. "We

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