ZERO coronavirus deaths and just three new cases were recorded in Scotland in the past 24 hours.
For the eleventh day in a row, the death toll among those who have tested positive remains 2491.
The total number of positive tests now stand at 18,554.
The three confirmed cases in the past 24 hours represent just 0.1% of newly tested individuals.
Some 270 people are in hospital with confirmed Covid-19, two of whom are in intensive care.
348,987 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus
— Scottish Government (@scotgov) July 26, 2020
The total confirmed as positive has increased 4 to 18,551
The number of deaths of patients who tested positive remains 2,491
Latest update➡️ https://t.co/bZPbrCoQux
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