A further five people have died from Coronavirus in Scotland bringing the hospital death toll to 2,453.
The Scottish Governmen t confirmed the number of cases has reached 18,045 a rise of 15 from yesterday.
A total of 986 people are in hospital, while the number of people in intensive care sits at 19, an increase of one.
The figures were announced during First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s daily coronavirus press briefing at St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh.
We told yesterday how Scotland’s camping and caravan sites are set to reopen next month – but with strict new rules.
Last week it was announced that Scotland now has one of the lowest R values of any UK nation at 0.6-0.8.
This means the killer virus finds it difficult to spread – even from one person to another.
Scotland is currently in Phase One of the Scottish Governments route map for the easing of lockdown.
Sturgeon says there is hope that the country can progress to Phase Two at the end of this week.
Phase Two would allow for the opening up more non-essential businesses with a potential return of beer gardens and outdoor retail.
