Coronavirus in Scotland: no new deaths as 951 positive cases of coronavirus were recorded in the last 24 hours
Of the new cases, 385 were in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area, with 268 in NHS Lanarkshire, 75 were in Ayrshire and Arran and 69 new cases recorded in NHS Lothian.
Ms Sturgeon also reported that 1,225 people are currently in hospital with the virus which is an increase of 32 since the day before.
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The First Minister said that it was worth noting that registration offices are largely closed on Sunday’s which can impact the number of deaths recorded, therefore the data that no new deaths occurred in the last 24 hours should be treated with caution.
She is expecting the figure to rise again tomorrow.
The death toll in Scotland stands at 2,849.
Across Scotland a total of 66,012 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the pandemic so far.