ANOTHER six people have died after contracting Covid-19 in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
The deaths, among people who tested positive in the previous 28 days, bring the total under that measurement to 6112.
A further 848 cases were also recorded in the past 24 hours, with a positivity rate of 9.5%.
Some 1958 people are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, 17 more than Sunday.
Of those, 143 people are in intensive care, the same number as Sunday.
The First Minister said 244 of the new cases were in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 167 in Lanarkshire, and 111 in Lothian.
The remaining cases were spread across nine other health board areas.
📺 Watch live: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon holds a press conference on #coronavirus (#COVIDー19).
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Joining the First Minister is Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith. https://t.co/OVQbpK5jFx
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Referencing the death figures, Sturgeon said: “The figures we report on a Monday are often low, because registration offices are largely closed over the weekend.”
She added: "Every single one of those deaths was of an individual, who will be missed and is being mourned by families and friends.
“Yet again today, as I always do, I want to convey my thoughts and condolences to everybody who is mourning a loved one."
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