ANOTHER 245 people have contracted coronavirus in Scotland, it has been announced.
The new cases represent 5.4% of newly tested individuals and bring the total to 24,371.
No deaths were recorded among people who are known to have the virus, meaning the toll under that measurement remains 2505.
Some 63 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed Covid-19.
Of those, nine were in intensive care.
723, 456 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus. The total confirmed as positive has risen by 245 to 24,371
— Scottish Government (@scotgov) September 20, 2020
The number of deaths of patients who tested positive remains at 2,505
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The health board which had the highest number of new cases in the past 24 hours was Greater Glasgow and Clyde, with 60.
In Lothian, the figure rose by 53 overnight, with 49 more cases recorded in Lanarkshire and 23 in Fife.
Today's increase is down from yesterday, when 350 cases and three deaths were reported.
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