Coronavirus: No deaths as 851 new cases recorded overnight

A total of 356 people were in hospital on Sunday with recently confirmed Covid-19.

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A further 851 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland overnight, according to official figures.

The daily test positivity rate is 6.7%, up from the 6% reported on Sunday.

Of the new cases reported on Monday, 175 are in Lothian, 170 are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region, 121 are in Lanarkshire, and 87 are in Fife.

The rest of the cases are spread out across ten other health board areas.

A total of 356 people were in hospital on Sunday with recently confirmed Covid-19, four fewer than the day before. Out of those, 42 patients are in intensive care.

No additional deaths were reported.

The lab-confirmed death toll of those who tested positive within the previous 28 days currently stands at 7992, however figures including suspected Covid-19 deaths recorded by National Records of Scotland suggest the most up-to-date total is now at least 10,370.

It was also confirmed that 4,026,827 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, an increase of 1975 from the day before.

A total of 3,342,056 people have received their second dose, a rise of 18,590.

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