Coronavirus: Four more deaths and another 83 positive cases in Scotland in past 24 hours, Sturgeon announces

Four more people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

The first minister said another 83 people have also tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours.

The total for Scotland is now 499, with 14 people having died after testing positive.

Ms Sturgeon said the figures are likely to be an under-estimate.

She was speaking at a briefing in Edinburgh and told Scots their lives will not be “carrying on as normal” during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ms Sturgeon said: “Life cannot be carrying on as normal right now, but life should not feel normal for you right now. If it is, you are not doing the right thing.

“The vast majority of people are making a very serious effort to limit (infection).”

She also warned business who are not complying with the new guidance – which has seen restaurants, cafes, pubs and other businesses close – that the Scottish Government will use “emergency powers will use them”.

Scotland’s chief medical officer Dr Catherine Calderwood added: “These 14 deaths probably each represent up to 1,000 people who have become infected.

“We are going to have to adapt to life in this new world.”

More to follow.