| Good afternoon, This is a breaking coronavirus news bulletin from The Scotsman. You can now watch the Scottish Government's daily briefing live from our website so you don't miss a thing. Hear the latest updates as they happen and see our analysis of events in our live blog. While you're here, please consider taking out a subscription with us. It costs as little as £3 a month and helps sustain our journalism. Find out more here. More than 1,200 new coronavirus cases The latest Covid-19 figures have been announced. A further 1,212 cases have been confirmed and 45 new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours. It's a slight drop since yesterday, when there was the highest death toll announced since back in May. The Scottish Government hopes to publish the latest R number in the country - which is expected to be 'hovering around one', according to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. See a full picture of the latest figures for your area here. 'Very real risk' of Covid vaccine conspiracy theorists There is a 'very real risk' of people believing in conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 vaccine, the First Minister said today. But Nicola Sturgeon said at FMQs the Scottish Government would make all information about the new vaccine readily available. She also said it would be going through enough tests to make sure it's safe. Read more and watch the FMQs debate unfold LIVE here. More Covid-19 news >> For the latest coronavirus news as it happens, see our live blog Thanks for reading and stay safe, Ginny - ginny.sanderson@jpimedia.co.uk | 
