The Scottish Government has confirmed that 19 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, The latest figures for Scotland showed that 2,902 new cases had also been identified overnight.
It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 9,031.
There are currently 894 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 60 being treated in intensive care. The total number of positive cases since the pandemic started stands at 620,433.To date 4,299,649 people have received their first vaccination with 3,888,408 having a second jab.The figures come as cancer treatments are being cancelled at a major health board due to unprecedented pressures in the health