A total of 2,103 people have now died of coronavirus in Scottishhospitals after testing positive for the killer bug - a rise of nine on yesterday.
A further 90 Scots have now rested positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of confirmed cases is now 14,537Those currently being treated in hospital with confirmed or suspected cases of the virus stand at 1,308.It has also been confirmed that 59 people are in intensive care.
As of March 5, 3,354 people who tested positive for the virus have been released from hospital. The figures come after it was revealed the Scottish Government has failed to hire a single Covid-19 contact tracer to help stop the spread of the virus.The test, trace and isolate (TTI) programme is vital to the Government’s