ANOTHER 43 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland, the Government has confirmed.

No further deaths were recorded in the daily figure, though Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends.

It means deaths among those who have been diagnosed with the disease remains 2491.

Last night, 243 people were in hospital with confirmed coronavirus.

Of those, three were in intensive care.

The 43 new cases represent 1.1% of all new tests.