Coronavirus: One new death and 237 cases reported overnight

More than 10,000 deaths have been registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

Coronavirus: One new death and 237 cases reported overnightPixabay

One further person has died from coronavirus in Scotland as cases grew by another 237 overnight.

More than 10,000 deaths have been registered where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

A total of 222,897 people have tested positive in Scotland since the start of the pandemic.

Of 23,580 new tests that reported results on Wednesday – 1.2% of these were positive.

According to NHS boards across Scotland, 115 people are currently in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19. Out of those, 16 patients are in intensive care.

The Scottish Government also confirmed that 2,708,691 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. A total of 661,975 people have received their second dose.

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