A FURTHER 41 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland, according to the latest data.
Speaking at the Scottish Government’s Covid-19 briefing, deputy FM John Swinney said that took the total number of people to die with the virus after testing positive to 3889.
These figures differ from those published by the National Records of Scotland, who report all deaths where Covid in mentioned on the death certificate.
Swinney said that there were also 966 coronavirus cases recorded, representing 4.2% of all tests carried out.
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Of the new cases there were 258 in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 166 in Lanarkshire and 117 in Lothian. The other cases were spread across the other mainland health board areas.
Swinney said there are also 965 people in hospital with Covid, a decrease of 17, and 65 people in intensive care, four fewer than the day prior.
Swinney also addressed the new quarantine rules implemented in England, which will see “high-value” travellers exempt from isolation requirements.
He said the Scottish Government has made no changes. "I want to emphasise these are changes that apply only in England, and that they do not apply here in Scotland. The quarantine requirements in this country are unchanged,” he told the briefing.
"Anyone travelling to Scotland from a place that is not on the exemption list will be required to self-isolate for 14 days upon their return."
The deputy FM added that the Scottish Government continues to advise people against all non-essential international travel.
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