Coronavirus Scotland: 2,529 new Covid cases in 24 hours with 11 new deaths
There have been 2,529 new cases of Covid-19 in Scotland in the last 24 hours with 11 deaths.
According to the First Minister, the new variant is responsible for around 50% of the cases.
1,347 are in hospital, 93 people are in ICU.
The number of people in hospital have risen by more than 255 in a week, and 93 in intensive care, up 28 from a week ago.
Of the tests carried out in Scotland, 14.8% of tests returning positive results.
The total number of positive cases in Scotland has risen to 139,027.
The cases by area are as follows:
·NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: 695
·NHS Lanarkshire: 388
·NHS Lothian: 322
·NHS Tayside 210
The remaining cases are spread across eight other health board areas.
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