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David Walker

Scottish Government announces 11 deaths and 6,152 Covid cases in last 24 hours

The Scottish Government has confirmed that 11 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

The latest figures for Scotland showed that 6,152 new cases had also been identified overnight.

It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 8,154.

There are currently 670 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 58 being treated in intensive care.

The total number of positive cases since the pandemic started stands at449,780.

To date 4,117,147 people have received their first vaccination with 3,717,587 having a second jab.

The figures come as Professor Jason Leitch has said teenagers could still be vaccinated in the future as the chief medical officers of the four UK nations will now be asked for their views.

Younger teenagers could still get the jab (Getty Images)

Earlier today the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) concluded there was insufficient evidence to support giving jabs to all 12- to 15-year-olds.

This decision was based on concerns over an extremely rare side effect of the Pfizer vaccine which causes heart inflammation.

Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland, Prof Leitch did not rule out mass vaccination for teenagers.

He said: “They haven't come down and said do or don't do it - they said we're not recommending it yet - we're going to keep looking.

"The health ministers have written to CMOs and said could you give us advice in the round - not just about the individual risk per kid, but also look at the educational environment, the time off school, the safety of schools.”

"There absolutely could be a decision to roll out vaccination for 12 to 15-year-old’s. The final decision will be with ministers and I would have thought that would be a four-country decision."

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