coronavirus deaths in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 951 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 96,762.
Scotland's death toll since the start of the pandemic has now hit 3,797. 991 people are in hospital being treated for the deadly virus while 68 people remain in intensive care.The news comes as a Covid-19 vaccine has been approved by the UK health regulator.The Covid19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for use in the UK, paving the way for mass vaccination to start.It is set to be rolled out across the UK next week with the news being welcomed by the First.