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Edinburgh Live
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Alasdair Clark

Scotland records zero coronavirus deaths for a second consecutive day

No new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland for the second day running, according to government figures.

Nicola Sturgeon announced on Friday that for the first time on a weekday since March, zero deaths were recorded in the previous 24 hours.

And today's figures show a similar picture, with no further deaths where a patient has tested positive for the virus being recorded.

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The latest figures, published at 2pm each day, showed 15 new cases were identified in the country.

The number of people being treated for confirmed or suspected cases of the virus in hospital is 823, with 17 patients in intensive care.

In NHS Lothian, there have been 3151 cases of the virus identified. 106 people are in hospitals across the health board, with five in intensive care.

Despite the positive figures, Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly warned Scots not to become complacent, saying this stage could be the hardest.

The First Minister previously announced that progress in suppressing the virus allowed the country to bring forward a number of changes to lockdown.

This included dates for when bars and hairdressers could reopen.

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Nicola Sturgeon has also urged Scots to wear face covering when shops reopen on Monday, and could consider making them compulsory as they currently are on public transport.

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