Coronavirus: 17 more deaths and 682 new cases recorded

The heath secretary said the death toll under the daily measurement now stands at 7500.

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A further 17 people have died from coronavirus and 682 new cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours, the health secretary has said.

At Friday’s coronavirus briefing, Jeane Freeman said the number of people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for the disease now stands at 7500.

The latest statistics brings the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 208,429.

There are currently 512 patients in hospital who have tested positive for coronavirus, with 38 of those in intensive care.

The daily test positivity rate now stands at 3.4%, Freeman added.

A total of 1,844,636 Scots have now received their first dose of the vaccine, an increase of 18,836 on the previous day’s total.

In addition, 149,409 people have received their second dose of the vaccine, an increase of 7976.

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