A FURTHER 908 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Scotland over 24 hours.
According to the latest Scottish Government statistics, there were also 45 deaths registered in the same period.
Some 110 people are in intensive care with recently confirmed Covid, down five on the previous day, while 1449 people are in hospital - a decrease of 23.
A total of 1,173,445 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccine and 14,009 people have received their second dose, the data shows.
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The update came as Boris Johnson said this afternoon that coronavirus is a disease which people will have to “simply live with”.
Speaking during a visit to a vaccine manufacturing facility in Teesside, he said Health Secretary Matt Hancock was right to say Covid-19 could become a “manageable disease” like seasonal flu.
“A nasty disease like this will roll through. A new disease like this will take time for humanity to adapt to, but we are,” he said.
“The miracles of science are already making a huge difference, not just through vaccinations but therapies as well. New therapies are being discovered the whole time which are enabling us to reduce mortality, improve our treatments of the disease.
“I do think that in due time it will become something that we simply live with. Some people will be more vulnerable than others – that’s inevitable.
“I think the Health Secretary spoke about the autumn. Let’s see where we get to.”
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