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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Lynn Love & Jennifer Russell

Nicola Sturgeon announces 26 new Covid-19 cases but no deaths recorded

There were 26 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland, the First Minister has announced today.

But there have now been zero deaths related to the killer virus since July.

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across the country now stands at 19,358.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wears a face mask during her visit in July to the field hospital NHS Louisa Jordan, set up to deal with an influx of Covid patients. (Andrew Milligan)

Patients currently being treated in hospital with the deadly virus stands at 248 with three currently in intensive care.

The total number of Covid-19 deaths in Scotland remains at 2,491.

Early estimates show 13 of the new cases are from the Grampian area, with a new cluster emerging in Coupar Angus.

The latest figures come as the First Minister is facing new demands to explain the transfer of hospital patients to care homes after it was revealed nearly 40 were moved following a positive Covid test.

Labour and Conservatives called for urgent statements in the Scottish Parliament amid the latest revelations on patient transfers in the pivotal early days of the pandemic.

The Government had confirmed 1431 untested patients were moved to care homes between March 1 and April 21 before testing was mandatory.

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