coronavirus have been released by the Scottish Government. It was confirmed on Saturday that a further five people died in Scotland after testing positive for Covid-19 - bringing the total number of deaths in hospitals to 2,447.
Across Scotland there are a total of 15,730 positive cases of the virus - a rise of 21 from yesterday.There are 582 people in hospital with confirmed or suspected coronavirus with 20 in intensive care.Figures released on Friday revealed Scotland now has one of the lowest R values of any UK nation or region at 0.6-0.8, which means that the virus finds it difficult to spread even from one person to another.