coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 966 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 98,686.
Leading today's daily briefing, Deputy First Minister John Swinney revealed Scotland's death toll since the start of the pandemic has now hit 3,889.
965 people are in hospital being treated for the deadly virus while 65 people remain in intensive care. The news comes as hopes mount following a Covid-19 vaccine being 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.