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Holly Lennon

Scotland coronavirus update: Further nine deaths registered as death toll reaches 2270

The number of positive coronavirus cases in Scotland has risen to 15,101, the Scottish Government has announced, an increase of 60 from yesterday.

Of those people, 845 were in hospital last night: 33 of whom were in intensive care, with another 11 with suspected COVID-19 in intensive care.

Since March 5, 3,560 inpatients have been discharged from hospital.

A further 9 deaths from the virus in Scotland have been confirmed.

2,270 deaths as a consequence of the virus in Scotland have now been recorded.

In Greater  Glasgow  and Clyde, a total of 3876 positive cases have been confirmed, an increase of 11 since Saturday.

Of those cases, 379 people are in hospital with 12 of those in intensive care.

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has urged Scotland to 'do the right thing' and stick with the lockdown measures.

Ms Freeman re-iterated self-isolation rules for those with Covid-19 symptoms, saying these "may have been confused in the past 24 hours because of events in other parts of the UK".

She added: "You should not leave the house for any reason."

Self-isolation is not the same as lockdown," she points out. "If you are self-isolating, you should not go out for exercise, or go to the shops, or help others. You should not leave the house for any reason."

People should phone the national helpline on 0800-111-4000 if they are unsure what to do, Ms Freeman says.

"I can’t emphasise enough how important self-isolation is in our efforts to tackle the virus,” she adds. "It is all about breaking that train of transmission."

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