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Tim McNulty

Nicola Sturgeon announces one further coronavirus death and two new cases in Scotland

Latest figures have revealed that one further person has died in Scotland from coronavirus - bringing the total hospital death toll to 2,489.

The number of positive cases of Covid-19 has risen to 18,302, a rise of two on yesterday’s figures.

The number of people being treated for confirmed or suspected cases of the virus in hospital stands at 699 - seven of which remain in intensive care.

Nicola Sturgeon delivered the latest figures during the Scottish Government’s daily press conference on coronavirus in Edinburgh today.

The number of cases in Scotland has risen (Daily Record)

Quarantine checks on people coming to Scotland will begin from today as those  entering  will be told to isolate for two weeks.

The decision comes after it emerged no checks have taken place so far on whether people arriving in the country have been self-isolating for 14 days.

Meanwhile complaints about care homes in Scotland soared during the first three months of the deadly pandemic.

The number nearly hit 700 between March and May - up 34% on the previous year.

Figures also show that a higher proportion of complaints were made last year about privately-run homes, fuelling calls for a national care service.

Of the 4155 deaths linked to coronavirus north of the border, around 47% occurred in adult care homes.

 
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