Nicola Sturgeon has pleaded with Scots to stick to the new restrictions after the highest number of cases was recorded over the Christmas period.The First Minister warned the rise in cases, due to the increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant, would put pressures on the health service with many staff isolating or testing positive.Latest Scottish Government statistics revealed that 8,252 cases were reported on Christmas Day, 11,030 on Boxing Day and 10,562 today.The figures over the festive period are the highest daily totals recorded in Scotland since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
With the longer turnaround time for test results at the moment, the actual number of positive cases may be higher.Sturgeon said: "While these