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Tara Fitzpatrick

Scottish Government confirm 20 deaths and 2,153 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

A total of 20 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government have confirmed

The latest figures for Scotland showed that 2,153 new cases had also been identified overnight.

The daily death toll of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days now stands at 9,119 since March 2020.

There are currently 932 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 58 being treated in intensive care.

To date 4,312,204 people have received their first vaccination with 3,900,427 having a second jab.

It comes after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that Scotland will drop mandatory PCR tests for people arriving in Scotland.

From 4am on October 31, travellers will be allowed to take lateral flow tests, also known as rapid tests, on day two after arrival. The results will be accepted with photo identification.

People entering Scotland will be able to book rapid tests from a list of UK Government approved providers from Friday at 5pm.

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