Coronavirus: 29 more deaths and 803 cases in Scotland

A total of 1,412,643 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination.

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Scotland has recorded 29 deaths from coronavirus and 803 positive tests in the past 24 hours.

The number of new cases has dropped from 885 on Friday and the number of deaths has decreased from 31.

It brings the death toll of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days to 6945.

The report shows 196,642 people have tested positive in Scotland since the outbreak started.

A total of 26,491 people were vaccinated in the last 24 hours meaning 1,412,643 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 33,473 have received their second dose.

The daily test positivity rate is 4.6% up from 4.4% on Friday

Meanwhile a total of 1154 are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19.

The number of intensive care patients has risen by four in the last 24 hours to stand at 102.

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