Scottish politics Sixteen new cases in the north of Scotland as country’s total soars to 3,706 By Cheryl Livingstone April 5 2020, 3:56 pm April 5 2020, 3:56 pm Share Sixteen new cases in the north of Scotland as country’s total soars to 3,706 Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/2126404/sixteen-new-cases-in-the-north-of-scotland-as-countrys-total-soars-to-3706/ Copy Link More than 1,500 people are currently in hospital in Scotland with suspected or confirmed coronavirus. Nicola Sturgeon said at her daily briefing of those 1,590, 197 are in intensive care – five more in the past 24 hours. She also confirmed there have been 361 further cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Scotland. The country’s total is 3,706. Two more people have died after testing positive, bringing the death toll for the country to 220. Watch the full briefing here: