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James Moncur

Scottish Government announces one death and 273 covid cases in last 24 hours

One person has died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

The latest figures for Scotland also showed that 273 new cases had 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 7,643.

There are currently 107 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 14 being treated in intensive care.

The total number of positive cases since the pandemic hit stands at 224,365.

To date 2,752,575 people have received their first vaccination with 847,655 having a second jab.

The figures come as Nicola Sturgeon and Douglas Ross clashed during a fiery debate on Scotland's vaccination programme.

The SNP leader said it was "disgraceful" that the Scottish Tory leader was taking down the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine across the country for political gain.

The exchange came during a National Union of Students leaders' hustings last night where representatives from the main five parties discussed a range of issues.

During the argument between Sturgeon and Ross, the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar jumped in to say they weren't setting a good example for young people across the country by shouting at each other.

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