Coronavirus: Five more deaths and 827 cases in Scotland

A total of 1,431,942 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination.

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Scotland has recorded five deaths from coronavirus and 827 positive tests in the past 24 hours.

The number of new cases has risen from 803 on Saturday however the number of deaths has decreased from 29.

It brings the death toll of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days to 6950.

The report shows 197,469 people have tested positive in Scotland since the outbreak started.

A total of 14,299 people were vaccinated in the last 24 hours meaning 1,431,942 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 35,479 have received their second dose.

The daily test positivity rate is 5.5% up from 4.6% on Saturday.

Meanwhile a total of 1132 are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19.

The number of intensive care patients has dropped by three in the last 24 hours to stand at 99.

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