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Aug 28, 2021
12:58 AM
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Covid in Scotland: The headlines
- First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms a record 6,835 people have tested positive for Covid - 14.2% of the tests carried out on Thursday.
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- There are 479 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19 (up 53) and 47 in intensive care (no change).
- Four further deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours of people who tested positive in the previous 28 days.
- A total of 4,095,463 people in Scotland have received their first dose of the vaccine and, in addition, 3,629,482 have had their second dose.
- Ms Sturgeon says case numbers are rising across the UK just now, but in Scotland it is particularly sharp, perhaps due to schools returning earlier.
- She says the figures are still "a cause for concern" as, in the past seven days, the number of positive tests have doubled.
- The first minister describes some of the speculation in the media is "not accurate" and confirms the government is "not currently considering a circuit breaker lockdown".
- Prof Jason Leitch says that it is right that major events, such as the Old Firm match, are going ahead as long as organisers take precautions.
- The national clinical director also says people should be vaccinated, take a test before they go, abide by the guidance and wear their face covering further than the law requires them.
- The first minister says she "really hopes" the JCVI will soon recommend the vaccination for all 12 to 15-year-olds.
- Immunisation expert Dr Christine Tait-Burkhard tells BBC Scotland that hospitalisation figures go up about a week after large rises in case numbers, so we should expect a spike next week.
- The first minister says projections for hospitalisations are a real worry as hospitals are not cleared for Covid patients as they were in April last year.
- Scottish Conservative MSP Craig Hoy says the public need "ongoing clarity" from the Scottish government around the potential for future restrictions.
- And Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls for a "ramp up" of the vaccine rollout to combat soaring case numbers.
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