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Jon Hebditch

Scottish Government confirms 343 coronavirus cases overnight and no new deaths

A further 343 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland over the last 24 hours.

The Scottish Government released the latest figures this afternoon, revealing no new deaths in the same time frame.

2,553,837 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 451,057 have received their second dose.

Hospital, ICU and total numbers of deaths and cases in Scotland are unavailable over the Easter Weekend.

The news comes as the Scottish election campaign begins to heat up.

Vaccinations are continuing (PA)

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sawar has argued the current coronavirus lockdown has "got to be the last" as another one would be "devastating".

He said he supported the "cautious" route out of lockdown but the Government should be open-minded about changing pace.

He met with vaccinators outside the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, where he thanked them for their work over the past months.

Sarwar also called for further investment in medical science amid concerns the coronavirus pandemic is affecting research into other illnesses.

The Institute for Public Policy Research has previously warned that £7.8 billion in UK research funding could be lost due to the impact of the pandemic in the coming years, partly due to the loss of charity fundraising.

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