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REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: 11 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in past 24 hours across north and north-east

By Gregor Aiken

11 new recordings of coronavirus have been confirmed in the north and north-east of Scotland since yesterday.

Latest figures released by the Scottish Government show there has been one new case in the Highlands and a further 10 in Grampian.

Those new cases take the north-east’s total to 1,216 and 334 in the Highlands.

Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles remain on 331, 54, seven and six respectively.

There are six people in intensive care with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in Grampian.

A total of 14,751 have tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland with 2184 dying from the virus.

Death toll 

 

According to the National Records of Scotland (NRS), 325 people have died in north and north-east from Covid-19 since pandemic began.

The figures show there have been 332 deaths in the latest recording period – a decrease of 83 from the previous week.

This is the third weekly reduction in the figures in a row.

Nearly half of all registered deaths involving the virus in the last recording period occurred in care homes – 47% compared to 57% the previous week.

Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, the First Minister said 14,751 people have now tested positive for the virus in Scotland, up by 96 from 14,655 the day before.

There are 1,443 patients in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19, a decrease of four from 1,447 on Tuesday, she added.

Of these, 53 were in intensive care, a fall of six.

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