Coronavirus: Six deaths and more than 1100 new cases

The latest daily figures have been published by the Scottish Government.

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A further six people with coronavirus have died in Scotland, as the country recorded more than 1100 new cases.

There are 1193 patients in hospital confirmed to have the virus, 81 of whom are receiving treatment in intensive care.

The figures, which saw the return of 1148 positive tests, have been published by the Scottish Government.

Of the new cases on Sunday, 443 were recorded in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 253 in Lanarkshire, 140 in Lothian and 83 in Ayrshire and Arran.

The remaining results were spread across seven health board areas.

The number of new cases represents 7% of tests that reported results.

Across Scotland a total of 65,061 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the pandemic so far.

And there have been 2849 people who have died within four weeks of being confirmed as having the disease.

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