coronavirus death toll has hit 3,588, the Scottish Government confirmed earlier today. In the last 24 hours, there has been 44 new recorded deaths, and 880 fresh infections were recorded in the same time period.
The figures take the total number of confirmed cases in Scotland to 90,961. There are currently 1,161 people in hospital with Covid-19, while there are 84 being treated in intensive care.
The news came on the day Nicola Sturgeon spoke exclusively to the Daily Record on Scotland’s fight against child poverty amid the global pandemic.
The First Minister told the Daily Record what the Scottish Government is doing to protect vulnerable families.She said: “Tackling child poverty is a key priority for the Scottish Government.“The need to.