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Craig Williams

Covid in Scotland: Seven deaths and further 1,250 new cases reported in past 24 hours

Scotland has recorded seven coronavirus deaths and 1,250 new cases in the past 24 hours, the latest Scottish Government figures show.

It brings the death toll under the daily measure - of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days - to 7,983.

The daily test positivity rate is 5.5%, up from 4.9% the previous day.

A total of 367 people were in hospital on Thursday with recently confirmed Covid-19, down from 381 the previous day, with 54 patients in intensive care, down one in 24 hours.

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So far, 4,020,712 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination and 3,286,153 have received their second dose.

It comes as trainee medics in Scotland issued an open letter expressing concern that "many very sick people are still coming into hospital with Covid-19... including lots of people in their 20s and 30s who have not been vaccinated".

91 people aged between 20 and 39 were in Scottish hospitals having been admitted with Covid-19 as of Monday, the Scottish Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties (SAMRCF) said.

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