Nicola Sturgeon: 84 new deaths from coronavirus as Scotland total hits 699

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has released the latest Covid-19 figures for Scotland.
By Rachel Mackie
Published 15th Apr 2020, 12:39 BST
Updated 15th Apr 2020, 13:52 BST
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Speaking at a live press conference in St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh, Ms Sturgeon said 84 more people had died from the disease since Tuesday.

It brings the total number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Scotland to 699.

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She said 6,748 people have now tested positive for the virus in Scotland, up by 390 from 6,358 the day before.

There are 195 patients currently in intensive care, and 1,748 people are in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19.

The First Minister made it clear that these numbers would differ from that of the National Records of Scotland, as the NRS, which shows almost 1,000 deaths, also count those which have coronavirus mentioned on the death certificate.

The NRS figures are published weekly, in contrast to the daily figures released by Health Protection Scotland (HPS), which only count laboratory confirmations of coronavirus and recorded 699 deaths as of Wednesday.

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