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Katharine Hay

Scotland records 18 new covid deaths as daily cases remain above 2,000

A total of 18 coronavirus-linked deaths have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours, two more than the day before.

The Scottish Government data released on Saturday confirmed 2,417 new positive cases, 210 fewer than Friday's figures.

The figures from Friday show there were 31,935 new tests, of which 8.1% were positive, up from 7.9% the previous day.

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A total of 943 people are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, down 47 in 24 hours. Some 61 are in intensive care, down three.

The daily figures also show 4,246,101 people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination and 3,859,839 have received a second dose.

The figures come after data from Public Health Scotland revealed that 551 people who tested positive for the virus reported having been at TRNSMT festival in Glasgow around the time of their illness.

Some 1,645 people were also found to have been close contacts of those who tested positive.

According to Public Health Scotland, the figures do not mean Covid-19 was contracted at the event, only that those who spoke to Test and Protect recorded having been at TRNSMT around the time of their illness.

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