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Robert Fairnie

Lothians coronavirus latest figures show an increase in the number of hospital patients

The number of coronavirus patients in hospital across the Lothian area has increased in the last day.

The latest Scottish Government figures reveal that 287 people are currently receiving treatment throughout the area, an increase of 12 from Friday's figure.

The number of patients in intensive care has dropped by one – from 26 to 25.

In total there are 1730 confirmed Covid-19 cases throughout the Lothians, an increase of 46 from yesterday.

The figures show that throughout Scotland there have now been 1231 coronavirus deaths – meaning there are an additional 47 people who have now died after testing positive for the virus.

The total number of cases has risen above the 10,000 mark.

The Scottish Government say that there have now been 10,051 positive tests – up from 9697 on Friday.

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