Covid Scotland: More than 1,000 Covid-19 patients in Scotland’s hospitals
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The number of patients with recently confirmed coronavirus is 1,019, according to the latest data published by the Scottish Government on Sunday.
This is a rise of 34 on the previous day and marks the ninth consecutive daily increase.
Of these patients, 88 are intensive care, up five.
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However, the Scottish Government noted registry offices are generally closed at weekends.
The death toll under the daily measure – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains at 8,242.
The test positivity rate was 11.5 per cent, up from 10.9 per cent the previous day.
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