Coronavirus death toll passes 10,000 in Scotland

Apr 8, 2021

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	Coronavirus in Scotland: Death toll passes 10,000 since start of pandemic

	The coronavirus death toll in Scotland has now passed 10,000.

Scottish death poll passes 10,000

It's a solemn moment today as our nation passes 10,000 coronavirus deaths.

Professor Jason Leith announced Scotland had reached the grim milestone as he urged people to take the vaccine.

"If you're offered a vaccine, you should absolutely take it - you do not want Covid," he said.

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Jazz musician Laura Michael has battled it through several high-pressure rounds to make it to the penultimate challenge.

We spoke to her ahead of tonight's episode - read the full interview here.

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