SCOTLAND has recorded the highest number of daily Covid deaths since February, the latest data shows.
There were 31 deaths among people who tested positive for Covid-19 within the previous 28 days, bringing the total under that measure to 8427.
It is the highest number of daily deaths since February 19, when the total was 44.
A further 3598 coronavirus cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 7.8%.
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Some 1076 people were in hospital in the past 24 hours with recently confirmed Covid-19, a decrease of 31 on the day before.
Of those people, 82 were in intensive care, a decrease of 12.
A total of 4,163,235 people have received their first dose of a Covid vaccination and 3,815,907 have received their second dose.
3,099,596 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus
— Scottish Government (@scotgov) September 22, 2021
The total confirmed as positive has risen by 3,598 to 542,411
Sadly 31 more people who tested positive have died (8,427 in total)
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