SCOTLAND has recorded a further 255 positive cases of coronavirus, the latest figures reveal.
The data released on April 23 also shows that one more person has died having tested positive for Covid in the 28 days prior.
This death brings the total number of victims of Covid in Scotland to 7647 under that measure.
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THe 255 positive tests recorded reflect 1.5% of the 19,771 tests which returned results in the past 24 hours.
The government figures show that there were 93 people in hospital in Scotland yesterday suffering from Covid-19. Of those people, 12 were in intensive care.
In terms of the vaccine roll-out, 2,758,381 people have now received their first dose of the Covid jag.
Across Scotland, a total of 949,228 have received their second dose.
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