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Abbie Meehan & Craig Paton

Scotland's Covid death toll rises by 30 overnight as daily cases surpass 6,000

The number of Covid-19 deaths in Scotland has risen by 30 in the past 24 hours, Scottish Government figures have shown.

It means the death toll under this measurement - of people who tested positive for the virus in the previous 28 days - has risen to 10,195.

6,768 new cases of Covid-19 were reported, with 446 in the City of Edinburgh health board area and 63 in East Lothian.

There were 1,458 people in hospital on Friday with recently confirmed Covid-19, down 53 on the day before, with 16 in intensive care - however, one health board failed to submit their figures for Saturday's update.

So far, 4,405,059 people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination, 4,102,038 have had a second dose, and 3,245,885 have received a third dose or booster.

READ MORE - Edinburgh's latest Covid statistics as Omicron restrictions lift from tomorrow

The figures come as the last restrictions put in place due to the Omicron variant are set to be lifted on Monday.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced last week that nightclubs will be able to reopen, while the caps on indoor events, table service requirements for venues selling alcohol and social distancing will also be removed.

Last week, new Scottish Government guidance confirmed most people admitted to adult care homes will no longer have to self-isolate for two weeks.

People transferring from hospitals to care homes will no longer need to isolate if they have had a negative PCR test in the previous 48 hours, so long as they have no symptoms of a respiratory virus and have not been exposed to Covid-19 over the previous 14 days.

The isolation period for care home residents testing positive for Covid-19, or for close contacts of covid cases, is also being cut from 14 days to 10 days to bring restrictions closer to those for the general public.

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