BREAKING: Five new Coronavirus deaths in Scotland

Oct 8, 2020

Good afternoon,

This is a breaking news bulletin from The Scotsman.

Here are the latest coronavirus updates in Scotland:

Five more deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours
Over 1,000 new cases have been announced
28 people are in Scottish intensive care units
Scotland’s R number likely to be ‘as high as 1.6'

As ever, for the latest developments as they happen, follow our live news blog.

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Thank you,

Sam Shedden


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