SCOTLAND has recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll since May 6.
Nicola Sturgeon, speaking at the Government’s briefing, said another 64 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19.
It brings the total among those who tested positive in the 28 days prior to their death to 3143.
The First Minister also announced a further 1261 cases – representing 6.5% of all tests carried out in the past 24 hours.
Some 1235 people are currently in hospital with confirmed Covid-19 – four fewer than yesterday. Of those, 93 are in intensive care, a decrease of nine.
Of the new cases, 488 are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 272 in Lanarkshire, 145 in Lothian, and 80 in Ayrshire and Arran.
The remaining 276 cases were spread across eight other health board areas.
The daily figures were announced shortly after the latest National Records of Scotland (NRS) were published.
They show a total of 4856 people have died in Scotland with confirmed or suspected coronavirus.
The figures show 206 deaths relating to Covid-19 were registered between November 2 and 8, up 38 from the previous week.
Of these, 143 were in hospital, 53 in care homes and nine at home or in a non-institutional setting.
The statistics are published weekly and account for all deaths registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
They differ from the lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths announced daily by the Scottish Government because the NRS figures include suspected or probable cases of Covid-19.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel