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REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: Four deaths and 764 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in past 24 hours, with 43 of them in the north and north-east

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A further 43 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the north and north-east in the past 24 hours.

A total of 764 people have tested positive for Covid-19 across Scotland during the same time period.

The latest update from the Scottish Government shows the number of positive cases since the outbreak began has risen to 31,451.

The new cases represent 12.1% of newly tested individuals.

A total of 191 people are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19 and 23 of those are receiving treatment in intensive care.

Four coronavirus-linked deaths have been registered in the past 24 hours, with the same figure registered yesterday.

A regional breakdown of the data shows there have been 19 new cases in Grampian. The north-east’s total is now 2,381.

The total of positive cases in the Highlands has risen to 700 after 19 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours.

There have been five new cases in the Western Isles, taking the islands’ total to 44.

There are no new cases in Shetland or Orkney, leaving their cumulative totals on 60 and 23 respectively.

Poland and Turkey have been added to Scotland’s list of countries requiring visitors to quarantine, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today.

Travellers from the Caribbean islands of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba will also have to quarantine from tomorrow.

Ms Sturgeon said that Madeira and the Azores will be removed from the list of places which are subject to quarantine restrictions.

Both changes came into effect from 4am on Saturday.