coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24-hour period taking the death toll to 2,499. Across the country cases of the deadly virus are rising everyday with 176 people contracting Covid-19 in the same period.
It means 21,719 people in Scotland have now tested positive since the start of the pandemic in late March. It comes as a health experts warns that cases connected to pubs have risen in the Glasgow area since rules banning visits to other people's homes were introduced last week.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said that although there were no large outbreaks, the numbers of positive tests were on the up in the city's hospitality sector.Meanwhile, pupils and teachers at a number of schools in the same area of the country have been hit with.