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| Coronavirus in Scotland: No Covid-19 deaths for ninth day in a row | Coronavirus in Scotland: No Covid-19 deaths for ninth day in a row |
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| A further 27 people in Scotland have tested positive for coronavirus but the country has now recorded no deaths for nine days in a row. | A further 27 people in Scotland have tested positive for coronavirus but the country has now recorded no deaths for nine days in a row. |
| Latest Scottish government figures bring the total number of confirmed cases to 18,547. | Latest Scottish government figures bring the total number of confirmed cases to 18,547. |
| They also showed that 270 people with a confirmed case of the disease are currently in hospital, two of them in intensive care. | They also showed that 270 people with a confirmed case of the disease are currently in hospital, two of them in intensive care. |
| The total number of deaths of people who have tested positive remains 2,491. | The total number of deaths of people who have tested positive remains 2,491. |
| On Wednesday, the weekly National Record of Scotland report said the virus had been registered as a confirmed or suspected cause on 4,193 death certificates. | On Wednesday, the weekly National Record of Scotland report said the virus had been registered as a confirmed or suspected cause on 4,193 death certificates. |
| Nine of the new positive cases were recorded by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde while eight were detected by NHS Lanarkshire. | Nine of the new positive cases were recorded by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde while eight were detected by NHS Lanarkshire. |
| First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to provide an update on lockdown easing in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to provide an update on lockdown easing in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. |
| But the country's national clinical director said it was unlikely that any major changes would be announced. | But the country's national clinical director said it was unlikely that any major changes would be announced. |
| Prof Jason Leitch told BBC Radio Scotland's Off The Ball: "We don't think we will be moving into phase four. We think we will be extending phase three." | Prof Jason Leitch told BBC Radio Scotland's Off The Ball: "We don't think we will be moving into phase four. We think we will be extending phase three." |
| Earlier this week, the first minister revealed the proportion of people who had been screened and tested positive across the country. | |
| The figure reported on Saturday was 0.7%, an increase of 0.3% from the day before, when 22 people had tested positive for Covid-19. | |
| The latest statistics continue to show a suppression of the virus, which will need to be maintained if the Scottish government is to give the go-ahead for schools to return on 11 August. | |
| Education Secretary John Swinney has said that the return of pupils to classrooms will only happen if the numbers continue to stay at low levels and a final decision is set to take place at the end of next week. | |
| Data released on Friday showed there was believed to be just 500 infectious people in Scotland as of 17 July. | |
| Statistics published on Saturday also showed that 10 new cases were recorded in Scottish care homes on Thursday. |