Coronavirus: Further 18 deaths and 3261 new cases reported

The test positivity rate in Scotland has now risen to 8.8%, an increase from 8.5% on Friday.

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A further 18 deaths and 3261 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland overnight, according to official figures.

On Saturday, the Scottish Government revealed 40,397 new tests were carried out in the past 24 hours, with the test positivity rate rising to 8.8% from 8.5% the previous day.

There are 1005 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, a decrease of six, with 79 of those in intensive care, no change from Friday.

There have now been 4,172,573 people who have received the first dose of a coronavirus vaccination, with 3,824,074 having received their second dose.

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