Scotland has recorded 625 positive coronavirus tests in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon said.
A total of 12 additional deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours, she added, meaning the death toll under this measure – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – is 7,529.
Speaking during the Scottish Government’s daily briefing, the First Minister said 211,230 people have now tested positive in Scotland.
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Of the new cases, 179 are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 105 in Lothian and 97 in Lanarkshire.
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The remaining cases are spread over nine other health board areas.
Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that 422 people are in hospital - 18 fewer than yesterday, and 38 people are in intensive care - down four from yesterday.
In the past 24 hours, Ms Sturgeon reported 12 additional deaths.
That brings the total number of deaths to 7,529.
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Meanwhile, the National Records of Scotland (NRS) has reported a total of 9,831 people have died in Scotland with confirmed or suspected coronavirus, according to the National Records of Scotland (NRS).
The figures show 104 deaths relating to Covid-19 were registered between March 8 and March 14, down 38 on the previous week.
Of these, the majority – 83% – happened in hospital at 86, with 14 in care homes and four at home or in a non-institutional setting.
The statistics are published weekly and cover all deaths registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
They differ from the lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths announced daily by the Scottish Government because the NRS figures include suspected or probable cases of Covid-19.
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