Coronavirus: Further 27 deaths and 581 new cases in 24 hours

During Friday’s coronavirus briefing, Jeane Freeman said the total number of deaths now stands at 7111.

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A further 27 people have died from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the health secretary has said. 

During Friday’s coronavirus briefing, Jeane Freeman said the total number of deaths of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days now stands at 7111.

There have been 581 new cases reported, which bring the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 200,987.

The daily test positivity rate is 3.3%, down from 3.7% the previous day.

Meanwhile 924 patients are currently in hospital with coronavirus, a decrease of 43, with 80 of those in intensive care, a fall of nine from Thursday. 

The number of people who have been given their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine now stands at 1,542,929, an increase of 26,949 from the day before.

Additionally, 65,340 people have received their second dose of the vaccine in Scotland.

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