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Kirsten McStay

Scottish Government announce two covid deaths and 210 new cases in last 24 hours

Two people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

The latest figures for Scotland also showed that 210 new cases were identified overnight.

Currently, 109 people are being treated in hospital with the virus and 18 are being treated in intensive care.

The total number of positive cases since the pandemic hit stands at 223,471. The total number of deaths stands at 7,642.

To date 2,733,387 people have received their first vaccination with 715,714 having a second jab.

The figures come as restrictions eased yesterday with the travel ban across Scotland lifted and changes made to the rules around the number of people able to meet outdoors.

From yesterday, the rules changed so that Scots can travel across local authority boundaries for outdoor socialising, recreation and exercise.

But they must follow the "stay local" order for other purposes such as non-essential shopping, and travel to some islands is not allowed.

Rules on gatherings have also been relaxed, with groups of up to six adults from six households now allowed to meet outdoors.

Children under 12 do not count towards the limit.

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