There were 30 new cases of coronavirus in the north and north-east over the past 24 hours, fresh statistics have shown.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Scotland has reached 13,627 as a further 28 were confirmed in Grampian.
Those new cases take the region’s total to 1,078, while the Highlands increased by two to 322.
There have been no cases in Shetland, Orkney or the Western Isles since April 25. They remain on 54, seven and six respectively.
There are 11 people in intensive care with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in Grampian, and fewer than five each in the Highlands, Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles.
As of 2pm today 74,063 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus
60,436 confirmed negative
13,627 positive1,862 patients who tested positive have sadly died.
Latest update ➡️ https://t.co/bZPbrCoQux
Health advice ➡️ https://t.co/l7rqArB6Qu#COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/0OoOPBcbJA— Scottish Government (@scotgov) May 11, 2020
A total of 1,862 people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland have now died.
Earlier today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urged people to “try to not get distracted” by messages from other parts of the UK as she stressed the message in Scotland is to stay at home.
The First Minister said Scots “shouldn’t be going out except for essential purposes” with the only change the removal of the once a day limit on exercise.
Her position differs from changes to lockdown restrictions announced by Boris Johnson on Sunday evening.
The UK Government has revealed a “stay alert” message and said anyone who cannot work from home should be “actively encouraged to go to work” in England unless they have coronavirus symptoms or are particularly vulnerable.
Speaking at the Scottish Government’s daily coronavirus briefing, Ms Sturgeon said: “I want to reiterate those announcements do not apply yet here in Scotland.
“That is not, let me stress, for any political reason, it is because the Scottish Government is not yet confident these changes can be made safely in Scotland yet without running the risk of the virus potentially running out of control again.
“So Scotland’s lockdown restrictions remain in place for now.”
