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Number of confirmed positive tests for Covid-19 in the Highlands remains the same


By Gregor White

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The overall total number of positive tests in the region remains at 338 today.

In other good news, the number of hospitalised patients with confirmed Covid-19 fell slightly – down two to six.

Across Scotland as a whole a further 29 people have tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours while a further 14 people have died.

The number of people being treated in hospital having tested positive increased slightly from 658 to 676, though the intensive care patient total dropped by two to 16.

Nationally, there have now been 15,582 positive tests in Scotland since the start of the outbreak, and 2409 of those have died.

NHS Grampian reported one newly-confirmed case, rising to 1284. Its patient number also fell slightly - decreasing by three to 63.


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