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Nicholas Keyden

Jeane Freeman announces 17 coronavirus deaths in Scotland amid 682 new cases

A further 17 Scots have died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman announced that 682 new cases of the virus were recorded overnight, bringing the total number to 208,429 since the start of the pandemic.

Scotland's death toll currently sits at 7,500.

512 people are being treated in hospital while 38 are currently in ICU wards.

It comes as Four adults from two households will be able to meet outside from today.

Nicola Sturgeon yesterday confirmed lockdown easing plans are to go ahead as she told the Scottish Parliament the continued fall in coronavirus cases is giving grounds for "cautious optimism".

The First Minster told MSPs that primary children will return to school next week as planned along with more senior secondary pupils.

Children in primaries 4-7 are due to join their younger classmates back in school from Monday.

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