Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Stuart Wilson

Positive cases of COVID-19 in NHS Ayrshire and Arran hit 199, Scottish Government confirm

There are now 199 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ayrshire and Arran.

The latest figures show a further 22 people have been confirmed as having tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.

It represents a hike from yesterday's figure of 177.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon earlier revealed that 2,310 people in Scotland had tested positive - an increase of 317 from Tuesday.

A total of 1,153 people are in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 with 147 people in intensive care.

A further 16 deaths were confirmed today, taking the number of fatalities in Scotland to 76.

The First Minister aims for up to 3,500 people a day to be tested by the end of April.

Latest figures (by health board):

Ayrshire and Arran 199
Borders 87
Dumfries and Galloway 100
Fife 96
Forth Valley 146
Grampian 108
Greater Glasgow and Clyde 632
Highland 58
Lanarkshire 284
Lothian 311
Orkney 2
Shetland 30
Tayside 254
Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) 3
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.