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Laura Ferguson

Covid Scotland: Five new deaths recorded as cases rise by 2,047 in past 24 hours

The number of people with a confirmed case of coronavirus in Scotland to have died has risen by five in the past 24 hours..

This brings the country's death toll under this measurement to 7,796.

It comes after Thursday's data from the Scottish Government reported 19 deaths - the highest number since March 11 this year, when 22 were recorded.

2,047 positive tests were also recorded overnight, making up 8.5% of all tests carried out. Of these, 460 were in Greater Glasgow and Clyde while 208 were in Lanarkshire.

532 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed Covid-19, while 48 people were in intensive care.

3,963,502 people have now received their first dose of the covid vaccination while 2,940,202 have received their second jab.

Meanwhile, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures suggest around one in 90 people in Scotland are estimated to have had Covid-19 in the week to July 10.

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The figure is up from one in 100 in the previous week and the highest level since the ONS infection survey began in Scotland at the end of October.

Scotland will move to Level 0 of its coronavirus restrictions on Monday.

As well as this milestone, the Covid vaccination centre at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow will close after the weekend as the focus moves to community drop-ins and mobile facilities.

The venue, where First Minister Nicola Sturgeon received both her AstraZeneca jabs, is being handed back in preparation for the Cop26 UN climate change conference later this year.

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