coronavirus deaths and 6116 new cases overnight. The death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – now stands at 8376.
There are currently 1,052 people in Scottish hospitals battling the virus, with 99 being treated in intensive care. Some 4,151,735 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,802,183 have received their second dose in Scotland.The Scottish Government advised that there may be variability in the number of new cases and tests reported in the latest 24 hour period.This is due to a backlog of data being processed following technical issues affecting reporting on September 16, 2021.The figures come as it was confirmed that Scotland has the.