A FURTHER 61 coronavirus deaths have been registered in Scotland over the last 24 hours, the Health Secretary has confirmed.
Speaking at the Scottish Government’s daily briefing Jeane Freeman said the total number of deaths recorded under the official measure – where a person dies within 28 days of a positive test – now stands at 5227.
These figures differ from those published by the National Records of Scotland, which records all deaths where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate.
Freeman also announced there have been a further 2160 coronavirus cases recorded in Scotland, accounting for 7.5% of all tests carried out.
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Of the new cases there are 636 in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 399 in Lanarkshire and 262 in Lothian. The remaining cases are spread across 11 other health board areas.
In addition the Health Secretary announced the number of people who have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine now stands at 224,840.
There are 1860 people in hospital with coronavirus across Scotland, an increase of 31 people on the previous day. There are 141 people in intensive care, a decrease of one.
The update came after the Scottish Government announced a ban on visitors coming to the UK from any part of South America – as well as Portugal, Panama and Cape Verde – amid fears over a new Covid-19 variant in Brazil.
The ban does not apply to UK or Irish nationals or anyone else with a right of residence in the UK.
If people from these groups enter Scotland they must quarantine for 10 days upon their return, while their household must also self-isolate.
This rule will remain in place until further evidence is available on the new coronavirus variant.
However, Freeman stressed the general advice on travel right now is not to do it at all.
Entering Scotland for a non-essential reason is currently illegal.
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