Coronavirus: Two more deaths and 210 new cases reported

The Scottish Government also confirmed that 2,733,387 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

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A further two people have died in Scotland after being diagnosed with coronavirus, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

The death toll of those who tested positive now stands at 7642, however weekly figures on suspected Covid-19 deaths recorded by National Records of Scotland suggest the most up-to-date total is now more than 10,000.

A further 210 positive cases have also been recorded in the past 24 hours.

The daily test positivity rate is 1.2%, down from the 1.4% reported on Friday when 204 cases were recorded.

Of the new cases reported on Saturday, 54 are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region, 49 are in Lanarkshire, 23 are in Grampian, and 22 are in Lothian.

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

The Scottish Government also confirmed that 2,733,387 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, an increase of 11,303 from the day before.

A total of 715,714 people have received their second dose, a rise of 26,953.

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